Scotland · noun and adverb

hame

Home, at home, or toward home.

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What hame means

Hame is the Scots form of home. It can name the place itself or describe movement and location, as in going hame or staying hame.

It appears widely in speech, songs, poetry, place names, and familiar expressions.

Each example is followed by its intended plain-English meaning.

Are ye coming hame the night?

Are you coming home tonight?

We stayed hame because it was baltic.

We stayed home because it was extremely cold.

Pronunciation and spelling vary across Scots varieties.

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