hegre

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• heire

Etymology

From Old Norse hegri. Cognate with Danish hejre, Swedish häger, German Reiher, Dutch reiger, Italian aghirone, Spanish airon and French héron

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.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hegri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²heːɡrə/

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.