herre

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See also: herré and herre-

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hɛrə/, [ˈhaɐ̯ɐ]

Noun[edit]

herre c (singular definite herren, plural indefinite herrer)

  1. (formal) gentleman (an adult male)
  2. (formal) mister (a formal address of an adult male)
    in the indefinite and with a name always in the short form hr.
  3. (historical) lord (a male person that rules in an area)
  4. master (the owner of an animal or, historically, a human slave)

Declension[edit]

Declension of herre
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative herre herren herrer herrerne
genitive herres herrens herrers herrernes

Derived terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

herre

  1. (informal) very
    • 2013, Katinka Maya Vår, Valget træffes, Katinkamaya forlag, →ISBN:
      ”Godt nok er han herre lækker, men chefens søn plejer trods alt ikke at have så voldsom en effekt på pigerne.”
      ”He may be really hot, but despite this, the boss' son does not usually have such violent an effect on the girls.”

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English heorr, heorra, from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge; door-hinge”).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛr(ə)/, /ˈhar(ə)/

Noun[edit]

herre (plural herris or herren)

  2. hinge (device a door pivots on)
    Synonyms: gemow, henge, hengel
  3. (rare) bar (of a door)
  4. (rare, figuratively) extreme point; extremity
Descendants[edit]
  • English: har, harr, harre
  • Scots: harr, herre, har
  • Yola: harr, har

References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old English hearra and Middle Dutch hēre, both from Old High German hērro, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“gray”). Doublet of hor (“hoar”).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

herre (plural herres or herren)

  2. lord, chief, master
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

herre

  1. Alternative form of her (“hair”)

Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

herre

  1. Alternative form of here (“army”)

Etymology 5[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

herre

  1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Etymology 6[edit]

Adverb[edit]

herre

  1. Alternative form of her (“here”)

Etymology 7[edit]

Determiner[edit]

herre

  1. Alternative form of here (“her”)

Etymology 8[edit]

Adjective[edit]

herre

  1. Alternative form of here: comparative degree of he (“high”)

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse herri, herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”).[1] The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

herre m (definite singular herren, indefinite plural herrer, definite plural herrene)

  1. gentleman, man
    Han kler seg som en virkelig herre.
    He dresses like a real gentleman.
    Mine damer og herrer!
    Ladies and gentlemen.
  2. master, lord, ruler
    Knut den mektige var herre over Norge på 1000-tallet.
    Cnut the Great was ruler of Norway in the 11th century.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 286

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse herra, herri, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

herre m (definite singular herren, indefinite plural herrar, definite plural herrane)

  1. gentleman, man
    Mine damer og herrar!
    Ladies and gentlemen!
  2. master, lord, ruler
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse hérna.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

herre

  1. this
    Synonym: denne
    Coordinate term: derre

References[edit]

  1. ^ Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 286

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse herri, herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”).[1] The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) IPA(key): /hɛ̄rːɛ̂/
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Noun[edit]

herre c

  1. a man, a gentleman
    mina damer och herrar
    my ladies and gentlemen
    I fjol så gick jag med herrarna i hagen
    Last year I went with the men to the grove (drinking song)
  2. a lord, a master
    Ingen kan tjäna två herrar
    No man can serve two masters (Matthew 6:24)
  3. (when capitalized: Herren) The Lord
    HERREN är min herde, mig skall intet fattas
    The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want. (Psalms 23:1)

Declension[edit]

Declension of herre 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative herre herren herrar herrarna
Genitive herres herrens herrars herrarnas

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 286

Further reading[edit]

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