Hering

hering English Etymology From en de Hering, from en gmh hærinc, both meaning en herring. Proper noun en German. Derived terms en canal of Hering Hering illusion German Etymology From de gmh hærinc, gmh herinc, from de goh hārinc, goh herinc, from de gmw-pro *hāring *hāring, *haring, perhaps from a substrate language. The sense of "tent peg" is from to the visual similarity between the fish and long, silver-grey metal pegs. According to Pfeifer, this sense is attested by the late 19th century. Pronunciation de /ˈheːʁɪŋ/ de De-Hering.OGG de De-Hering2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,(e)s herring tent peg de informal thin person, usually male de Dicke w:Marius Müller-Westernhagen 1978 Ich bin froh, dass ich kein Dicker bin, Denn Dicksein ist ’ne Quälerei. Ich bin froh, dass ich so’n dürrer Hering bin, Denn dünn bedeutet frei zu sein. I’m glad I’m not a fat person, Because being fat is such an ordeal. I’m glad I’m such a scrawny herring, For to be thin means to be free. Declension m,(e)s Descendants et heeringas 1 hu hering 1 mk харинга 1 ro hering 1 sh haringa 1 Further reading de Herrings