herre

Borrowed from Old Saxon hērro, cognate with German Herr, Old High German hēriro, hērro. The comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). The word originally meant "grey, grey-haired" and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

• IPA^(key): /hɛrə/, [ˈhaɐ̯ɐ]

herre c (singular definite herren, plural indefinite herrer)

1. (formal) gentleman (an adult male)
2. (formal) mister (a formal address of an adult male)

   in the indefinite and with a name always in the short form hr.

3. (historical) lord (a male person that rules in an area)
4. master (the owner of an animal or, historically, a human slave)

herre

1. (informal) very
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     ”Godt nok er han herre lækker, men chefens søn plejer trods alt ikke at have så voldsom en effekt på pigerne.”

     ”He may be really hot, but despite this, the boss' son does not usually have such violent an effect on the girls.”

• mega
• super

From Old English heorr, heorra, from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge; door-hinge”).

• har, harre, her, horre
• heorre (early)

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛr(ə)/, /ˈhar(ə)/

herre (plural herris or herren)

1. hinge (device a door pivots on)

   Synonyms: gemow, henge, hengel

2. (rare) bar (of a door)
3. (rare, figuratively) extreme point; extremity

• English: har, harr, harre
• Scots: harr, herre, har
• Yola: harr, har

• “herre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

From Old English hearra and Middle Dutch hēre, both from Old High German hērro, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“gray”). Doublet of hor (“hoar”).

• herra, hærre, harre
• here, heri (late)

herre (plural herres or herren)

1. lord, chief, master

• English: her, here
• Scots: her, here, heir

• “herre, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

herre

1. Alternative form of her (“hair”)

herre

1. Alternative form of here (“army”)

herre

1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

herre

1. Alternative form of her (“here”)

herre

1. Alternative form of here (“her”)

herre

1. Alternative form of here: comparative degree of he (“high”)

From Old Norse herri, herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”).[1] The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhêɾe/

herre m (definite singular herren, indefinite plural herrer, definite plural herrene)

1. gentleman, man

   Han kler seg som en virkelig herre.

   He dresses like a real gentleman.

   Mine damer og herrer!

   Ladies and gentlemen.

2. master, lord, ruler

   Knut den mektige var herre over Norge på 1000-tallet.

   Cnut the Great was ruler of Norway in the 11th century.

• “herre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse herra, herri, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”).[1]

• IPA^(key): /²hær.rə/

herre m (definite singular herren, indefinite plural herrar, definite plural herrane)

1. gentleman, man

   Mine damer og herrar!

   Ladies and gentlemen!

2. master, lord, ruler

From Old Norse hérna.

• herne

• IPA^(key): /ˈhær.rə/

herre

1. this

   Synonym: denne

   Coordinate term: derre

• “herre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse herri, herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”).[1] The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

• (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) IPA^(key): /hɛ̄rːɛ̂/

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herre c

1. a man, a gentleman

   mina damer och herrar

   my ladies and gentlemen

   I fjol så gick jag med herrarna i hagen

   Last year I went with the men to the grove (drinking song)

2. a lord, a master

   Ingen kan tjäna två herrar

   No man can serve two masters (Matthew 6:24)

3. (when capitalized: Herren) The Lord

   HERREN är min herde, mig skall intet fattas

   The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want. (Psalms 23:1)

• herre in Svensk ordbok.
• herre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)