hegre

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• heire

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk hegre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhêːɡɾe/

Noun

hegre m (definite singular hegren, indefinite plural hegrer, definite plural hegrene)

1. a heron (bird of the family Ardeidae)

References

• “hegre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hegre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• higre, heigre, hegr, heiri (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse hegri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɛɡrə/, /²hɛɪrə/

Noun

hegre m (definite singular hegren, indefinite plural hegrar, definite plural hegrane)

1. a heron (bird of the family Ardeidae), also the egrets and bitterns

References

• “hegre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “hegre” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring