hor

See also: hoor, hór, hör, and hør

English

Pronoun

hor (personal pronoun)

1. (Geordie) her

References

• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[2]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4

Anagrams

• ROH, Rho, Roh, rho

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Basque

Etymology 1

Pronoun

hor

1. there

Etymology 2

From Proto-Basque *hor.

Alternative forms

• or, ora, ho

Noun

hor ?

1. (Zuberoan) dog

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Breton

Determiner

hor

1. our

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦor]

Noun

hor f

1. genitive plural of hora

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Danish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Old Norse hór.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoːr/, [hoɐ̯ˀ]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

hor n (singular definite horet, not used in plural form)

1. (dated) adultery
2. lechery, whoring, fornication

Declension

Declension of hor

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hor	horet
genitive	hors	horets

Verb

hor

1. imperative of hore

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch horde (“braided latticework”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: hor
• Rhymes: -ɔr

Noun

hor f (plural horren, diminutive horretje n)

1. An insect screen.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔːr/
• Rhymes: -ɔːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse horr, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwą (“dirt, mucus”).

Noun

hor m (genitive singular hors, no plural)

1. snot, mucus (from the nose)

Declension

declension of hor

m-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hor	horinn
accusative	hor	horinn
dative	hor	hornum
genitive	hors	horsins

Derived terms

Derived terms

• horblaðka/horblaka
• horbrölt
• horböng
• hordigull
• horgemlingur
• horkóngur
• horkrangi
• horkroppur
• horleggur

  standa ekki á horleggjum/vera ekki á horleggjum

• horlopi
• hormosi
• horpungur
• horugur
• með hor í nef
• vera með hor í nef

Etymology 2

From Old Norse horr, from a nominalization of Proto-Germanic *hurhaz (“lean, thin”).

Noun

hor m (genitive singular hors, no plural)

1. emaciation, famine

Declension

declension of hor

m-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hor	horinn
accusative	hor	horinn
dative	hor	hornum
genitive	hors	horsins

Synonyms

• (emaciation): megurð

Derived terms

Derived terms

• deyja úr hor
• fara úr hor
• horast

  horast niður

• horaður
• hordálkur
• hordauði
• horfalla
• horfellir
• horgrind
• hornál
• hornös
• horrim

  hanga á horriminni

• horvatn

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hēr.

Noun

hor

1. Alternative form of her (“hair”)

Etymology 2

From Old English hār, from Proto-Germanic *hairaz.

Alternative forms

• hore, hoare, hoer, hoere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔːr/

Adjective

hor

1. Grey, greyish, grey-white (usually referring to hair)
2. Having white or gray hair.
3. Old, advanced in age.

Related terms

• horehoune
• horen
• horenesse
• horynesse

Descendants

• English: hoar
• Scots: hare, hair

References

• “hōr (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

Noun

hor

1. An elderly person; a senior.
2. Old age; elderliness.

Descendants

• English: hoar
• Scots: hare, hair

References

• “hōr (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

See also

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)

whit	grey, hor	blak
red; cremesyn, gernet	citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne	yelow, dorry, gul; canevas
grasgrene	grene
plunket; ewage	asure, livid	blewe, blo, pers
violet; inde	rose, murrey; purpel, purpur	claret

Etymology 3

From Old English hire.

Pronoun

hor

1. Alternative form of hire

References

• “hir(e), pron (2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.

Etymology 4

From Old English heora.

Determiner

hor

1. (chiefly early and West Midland dialectal) Alternative form of here (“their”)

References

• “her(e (pron.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 June 2018.

Etymology 5

From Old English hōre.

Noun

hor

1. Alternative form of hore (“whore”)

Etymology 6

From Old English horu, horh.

Noun

hor

1. Alternative form of hore (“muck”)

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Mòcheno

Etymology

From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

Noun

hor n

1. (anatomy) hair

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hór, from Proto-Germanic *hōrą.

Noun

hōr n

1. adultery

Declension

  Declension of hor (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hōr	hōrit	hōr	hōrin
accusative	hōr	hōrit	hōr	hōrin
dative	hōri, hōre	hōrinu, hōreno	hōrum, hōrom	hōrumin, hōromen
genitive	hōrs	hōrsins	hōra	hōranna

Descendants

• Swedish: hor

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek χορός (chorós).

Noun

hor m (Cyrillic spelling хор)

1. chorus
2. choir

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Somali

Noun

hor ?

1. in front

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Swedish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Old Swedish hōr, from Old Norse hór, from Proto-Germanic *hōrą, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ro- (“loved”). Related to English whore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːr/

Noun

hor n (uncountable)

1. (archaic) adultery, fornication (marital infidelity, as opposed to sexual interaction between human and, among others, fallen angel): begå hor “commit adultery”

   Hon fick tjugo rapp på torget för att hon begått hor.

   She received twenty lashes in the public square for committing adultery.

Declension

Declension of hor
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hor	horet	—	—
Genitive	hors	horets	—	—

Related terms

• hora
• horbock
• horeri
• horhus
• horkarl
• horunge

 

References

• hor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

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Zazaki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhoɾ]
• Hyphenation: hor

Noun

hor

1. Alternative form of hewr