Eher

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Etymology

From Middle High German ēre, from Old High German ēra (honour, fame, sense of honour), from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō.

Cognate with Luxembourgish Éier, Pennsylvania German Ehr, German Ehre, Dutch eer.

Pronunciation

Noun

Eher f (plural Ehre)

  1. honour; honor
    Das waar meer en grose Eher.
    That was a great honor to me.

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