heer

See also: Heer

English

Etymology

Uncertain.

Noun

heer (plural heers)

1. A yarn measure of six hundred yards, or 1/24 of a spindle.

Anagrams

• Rhee, here

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːr

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hêre, from Old Dutch hērro, hēro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with English hoar, Old Norse hárr.

Noun

heer m (plural heren, diminutive heertje n)

1. lord; master
2. gentleman

Derived terms

• beheren
• bouwheer
• heerlijk
• heerlijkheid
• leenheer
• mijnheer, meneer
• wereldheer

Descendants

• Afrikaans: heer

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch here, from Old Dutch heri, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz.

Alternative forms

• heir

Noun

heer n (plural heren, diminutive heertje n)

1. (archaic) army

Derived terms

• heerbaan
• heerkracht
• heermacht
• heerschaar
• herberg
• hertog

Anagrams

• here

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English hǣr.

Noun

heer (plural heers)

1. (anatomy) hair

Descendants

• English: hair

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hæra (“grey hair”).

Noun

heer f (definite hera, dative heern)

1. Matgrass Nardus stricta.

Declension

Declension of heer.

feminine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	heer	hera
accusative	heer	hera
dative		heern
genitive	her-

Derived terms

• herbakk m (“matgrass slope”)