ehr

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ehr

  1. singular imperative of ehren
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of ehren

Low German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eːr/, /eːə/, /eːæ/

Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German êr, from Old Saxon ēr, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (= ‘earlier’).

Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃 (airis), Old Norse ár (early, adjective), árla (early, adverb) (> Danish and Norwegian årle), Old High German ēr (German eher), Old Frisian ēr, Dutch eer.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛːr/, /ɛːə/, /ɛːæ/
  • (mainly Eastern Frisian) IPA(key): /eːr/, /eːə/

Conjunction

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ehr

  1. (in some dialects) ere, before
    Vertell (or: Tell) mi düt, ehr ik gah.Tell me this, before I go.

Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German ēr, from Old Saxon *hiro, from Proto-Germanic *hezōi. Compare English her.

Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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ehr

  1. (personal) her (dative of se (she))
    Segg ehr dat!
    Say that to her! / Tell her that!

Pronoun

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ehr

  1. (possessive) her (possessive of se (she))
    Ehr Ogen sünd blau.
    Her eyes are blue.


Pronoun

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ehr

  1. (possessive) their (possessive of se (they))
    Ik heff ehr Gold stalen.
    I have stolen their gold.