Herre

See also: herre, herré, and herre-

Hunsrik

Noun

Herre

1. plural of Herr

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

See herre and Herren.

Proper noun

Herre

1. vocative of Herren
2. indefinite of Herren

Swedish

Etymology

See herre

Proper noun

Herre c

1. (religion) Lord

   Prisa Herren!

   Praise the Lord!

   • 1928, Hjalmar Söderberg, Jesus Barabbas‎^[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 15 May 2025, page 29:

     Apollos [förde] mig en dag till sin fars grav [...]. Gravstenen pryddes av ett enkelt kors [...] och inskriften förkunnade att den döde hade avlidit i tron på sin frälsare, Herren Attis.

     One day, Apollos took me to his father's grave. The tombstone was adorned with a simple cross, and the inscription said that the deceased had died believing in his savior, the Lord Attis.

   • 1998, Mohammed Knut Bernström, transl., “Al-Baqarah 2:131”, in Koranens budskap [The Message of the Quran]‎^[2], Proprius förlag, accessed at Quran.com, archived from the original on 9 September 2025:

     När hans Herre sade till honom: "Underkasta dig Guds vilja!" svarade han: "Jag underkastar mig Guds [...] vilja."

     When his Lord said to him, "Submit to God's will!" he responded, "I submit to God's will."

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Jesus Syraks vishet 36:5 [Sirach 36:5]”, in Bibel 2000‎^[3], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 9 September 2025:

     [Det] finns ingen annan Gud än du, Herre.

     There is no other God than you, Lord.

   • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎^[4], Catholica, archived from the original on 24 March 2025, §455:

     Att bekänna eller åkalla Jesus som Herre är att tro på hans gudom.

     To confess or invoke Jesus as Lord is to believe in his divinity.

Declension

Declension of Herre (standard)

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	Herre	Herres
	definite	Herren	Herrens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of Herre (archaic)

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	Herre	Herres
	definite	Herran	Herrans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• Herre in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker