weer

See also weêr

English

Adjective

weer

1. comparative form of wee: more wee

Anagrams

• ewer, rewe, we're, were

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• weêr (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːr
• (common Belgian and South Dutch realisations) IPA: [weːr], [β̞eːr]
• (North and East of the Netherlands, audio example) IPA: [ʋɪːr]

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  (file)

• (Gelders) IPA: [ʋɪːɹ]

Etymology 1

Contracted form of weder (“again”).

Adverb

weer

1. again
   • 1888, Willem Kloos, “O, dat ik haten moet en niet vergeten!”

     In dreigend gillen ben 'k weêr opgestaan.

     Yelling threateningly I rose again.

2. back

Derived terms

• alweer
• weeral
• al weer
• heen en weer
• weergeven

Etymology 2

Contracted form of weder (“weather”), from Old Dutch *wedar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom. Compare Low German Weder, German Wetter, West Frisian waar, English weather, Danish vejr.

Noun

weer n (uncountable, diminutive weertje)

1. weather

Derived terms

• onweer
• weerkunde
• weerbericht
• weerkaart
• weersverwachting
• weerssituatie
• weersvoorspelling
• weersvooruitzicht
• verwederen, verweren

Etymology 3

Noun

weer m (plural weren, diminutive weertje)

1. wether

Etymology 4

Noun

weer n (uncountable)

1. foxing (in textiles)
2. callus

Etymology 5

Noun

weer m (plural weren, diminutive weertje)

1. a knot in wood

Synonyms

• knoest, noest
• kwast

Etymology 6

Noun

weer f (plural weren, diminutive weertje)

1. defense
2. resistance

Related terms

• afweer, afweren
• brandweer, brandweerman
• landweer, landweerman
• verweer, verweren
• weerstand
• weerloos

Verb

weer

1. first-person singular present indicative of weren
2. imperative of weren

Etymology 7

Cognate with Latin vir

Noun

weer m (plural weren, diminutive weertje)

1. (archaic) man
   • 1873, De Bo

     “Ga van hier, gij gloeiende weer!”

     “Begone, you evil man!”

Related terms

• weergeld
• weerwolf
• wereld

Anagrams

• were