Heimweh
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Homesickness. rare, uncountable
"For the long trail stretched before us, for we heard the call, / Left the hearthstone and the homeland, felt the rover's thrall; / Wandered to the far horizon, sought the joy of life— / Now the wanderlust is waning, heimweh now is rife."
Example
More examples"For the long trail stretched before us, for we heard the call, / Left the hearthstone and the homeland, felt the rover's thrall; / Wandered to the far horizon, sought the joy of life— / Now the wanderlust is waning, heimweh now is rife."
Etymology
From German Heimweh.