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Heer
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heer
Alemannic German
Etymology
From gsw gmh herre, from gsw goh hērro master, comparative of goh hēr gray-haired, old; noble, venerable, from gsw gem-pro *hairaz gray; aged, old, distinguished.
Cognate with de Herr Mr.; gentleman; master; Lord, nl heer lord, master; gentleman, en hoar greyish-white; antiquity, gd ciar swarthy, dark; gloomy, depressed.
Noun
gsw noun m
gsw Uri Christianity pastor
References
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gsw Occupations People
Dutch
Pronunciation
nl /ɦeːr/
nl Nl-heer.ogg
nl Heer
nl eːr 1
nl heer
Etymology 1
From nl heer lord. The archaic form nl Here is also still in common use among Christians (whereas here is obsolete as a common noun).
Proper noun
m
nl Christianity Lord, God
nl Heer, ontferm U over ons. Lord, take pity on us.
nl Here, zegen deze spijze. Lord, bless this meal.
Alternative forms
nl Here Heere
Derived terms
nl dag des Heren Heer der heerscharen in de Heer zijn Onze Lieve Heer
Etymology 2
First attested as in heere in 1176. Derived from nl odt heri sandy ridge. Formerly an independent village.
See also li Hier.
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood/and/former municipality c/Maastricht p/Limburg c/Netherlands
References
German
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Etymology
de ine-pro *ker-
From de gmh her, from de goh heri, from de gmw-pro *hari, from de gem-pro *harjaz, from de ine-pro *ker- war, struggle.
Cognates include non herr crowd, troops > da hær troops, nl heer army, got 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 army, host, ang here army. Relation to sa कुल Deva flock, herd, family has been theorised.Heer in DW es ejército army, from la exerceo I exercise, I oversee.
Pronunciation
de /heːr/ [heːɐ̯] [hɛɐ̯]
de eːɐ̯ 1
de De-Heer2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Heer.ogg
de her hehr
de Herr common merger
Noun
n,(e)s
de collective military in the plural army ground forces
de Armee<g:f> Landstreitkräfte<g:f-p>
Declension
n,(e)s
Hyponyms
de Bauernheer Belagerungsheer Berufsheer de Bundesheer (Austrian) Entsatzheer Ersatzheer Feldheer Massenheer Reichsheer Reiterheer Söldnerheer stehendes Heer
Derived terms
de verheeren Wildes Heer
Related terms
de Heeresamt Heerbann Heeresameise Heeresgeschichte Heeresgruppe Heeresminister Heeresrüstung Heeresstreitkräfte Heeresstruktur Heereszug Heerführer Heerlager Heerschar Heerstraße
See also
de Harnisch Herberge Herold Herzog
See also
de Armee
References
Further reading
de
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From stq ofs here, from stq gmw-pro *hari. Cognates include fy hear and de Heer.
Pronunciation
stq /ˈheːr/
stq Heer
stq eːr 1
Noun
n Here
army
References
stq War