husfusel

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

himkok, HB, hjembrent, hjemmebrent, heimert

Etymology

hus +‎ fusel, first part from Old Norse hús (“house”), from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kews-, from *(s)kew- (“cover, hide”). Last part from German Fusel (“hooch, booze, swill”), from Low German Fusel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhʉːsfʉːsəl/
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Rhymes: -əl
Hyphenation: hus‧fus‧el

Noun

husfusel m (definite singular husfuselen, indefinite plural husfusler, definite plural husfuslene)

(literary, obsolete) moonshine (high-proof alcohol that is often produced illegally at home)
- (Can we date this quote?), Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter III, page 304:
Synonyms: hjemmebrent, heimert, himkok

References

“husfusel” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).