herr

See also: Herr

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *skarna, from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (“to cut”). Related to harr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛr/

Noun

herr f (indefinite plural herra, definite singular herri, definite plural herrat)

1. dwarf, small creature

Related terms

• harr
• harrje
• harlë

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (harjaz), from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war”).

Noun

herr m (genitive herjar)

1. crowd, great number; host (as in a host of men)
2. army, troops (on land or sea)

Declension

  Declension of herr (strong ja-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	herr	herrinn	herjar	herjarnir
accusative	her	herinn	herja	herjana
dative	her	herinum	herjum	herjunum
genitive	herjar	herjarins	herja	herjanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: her
• Faroese: herur
• Norwegian:
  • Bokmål: hær
  • Nynorsk: her, hær
• Old Swedish: hær
  • Swedish: här
• Danish: hær
• Westrobothnian: her

References

herr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛr/, [hærː]

Noun

herr c

1. (archaic, formal) Mister, Sir (used in address and titles); a form of herre

   I Solberga prästgård satt prästen, herr Arne, och åt aftonvard i kretsen av allt sitt husfolk.

   In Solberga rectory, the parish priest, Sir Arne, had supper in the company of all his servants. (Sir Arne's Treasure, novel by Selma Lagerlöf)

   Note: After the you-reform of the 1960's and 70's usage of the first name is seen as more proper, except under the most formal circumstances.

See also

• fru
• fröken