hær

See also: haer, her, hér, här, her-, Her, and Appendix:Variations of "har"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse herr, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (army), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (war).

Noun

hær c (singular definite hæren, plural indefinite hære)

  1. army
  2. host (multitude of people arrayed as an army)

Inflection

Middle English

Noun

hær

  1. Alternative form of her (hair)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse herr.

Noun

hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærer, definite plural hærene)

  1. an army

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • (former reform[s] only): her

Etymology

From Old Norse herr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hæːr/, /heːr/
  • Homophone: her

Noun

hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærar, definite plural hærane)

  1. army
    Landet hadde den største hæren i området.
    The country had the largest army in the area.
  2. large/huge amount, flock
    Det kom ein heil hær av grashopper.
    A huge amount of grasshoppers came.

Derived terms

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hār. Cognate with Old Saxon hār, Dutch haar, Old High German hār (German Haar), Old Norse hár (Swedish hår).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xæːr/, [hæːr]

Noun

hǣr n

  1. hair

Usage notes

When referring to someone's hair collectively, this word is often used in the plural: Sē ēadiga wæs blīðe on andwlitan, mid hwītum hǣrum ("The blessed man was cheerful in aspect, with white hair", lit. "hairs").

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: her
    • English: hair
    • Scots: hair, hayr, hare
    • Yola: haar

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *hɛːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *hər ~ *həər. Cognate with Khmer ហើរ (haə).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛr/

Noun

hær 

  1. to fly
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