heimsóknar

Heimsóknar is the genitive singular form of the Icelandic noun heimsókn, meaning a visit or visitation. The term denotes the act of going to meet someone, to visit a place, or to be visited by someone. In everyday usage, heimsókn can refer to casual social calls as well as more formal visits by officials, inspectors, or researchers. The form heimsóknar is used in constructions that require the genitive case, for example to express “of the visit” or possession related to the visit.

Grammatical notes: heimsókn is a feminine noun. Its nominative singular is heimsókn; genitive singular is heimsóknar. The common plural forms are heimsóknir (nominative) and heimsókna (genitive). These inflectional patterns follow typical Icelandic noun behavior for feminine stems ending in -ókn, with corresponding dative and accusative forms aligning with the singular and plural.

Origin and usage context: The word is of Icelandic origin, formed from heim- meaning home and sókn meaning approach or pursuit, with roots in Old Norse. The sense evolved to cover visits to a home or location. In modern Icelandic, heimsókn remains a versatile term used in everyday speech as well as in formal contexts. It appears in personal notes, administrative language, and historical records to describe acts of visiting or being visited.

See also: heimsóknir (visits, plural nominative) and verwand related forms such as genitive and dative variants. In historical or ecclesiastical contexts, the term often appears in records describing priests’ calls or official home visits.