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English
Pronunciation
Adverb
eer
( poetic ) Unpunctuated contraction of ever .
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch eer , from Middle Dutch ere , from Old Dutch ēra , from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu , from Proto-Germanic *aizō .
Noun
eer (plural eers )
honour
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch êre , from Old Dutch ēra , from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu , from Proto-Germanic *aizō .
Noun
eer f (uncountable )
honour
Derived terms
Descendants
Afrikaans: eer
Negerhollands: eer
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch êer , from Old Dutch ēr , from Proto-West Germanic *airi , from Proto-Germanic *airiz .
Preposition
eer
ere , before (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch êer , from Old Dutch *ēr , from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀ , from Proto-Germanic *aiz , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos .
Noun
eer n (uncountable )
( obsolete ) copper
( obsolete ) bronze
Derived terms
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
eer
inflection of eren :
first-person singular present indicative
(in case of inversion ) second-person singular present indicative
imperative
Anagrams
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Old High German iru , iro .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
eer
stressed dative of sie .
Inflection
Hunsrik personal pronouns
Further reading
Low German
Preposition
eer
Alternative spelling of er
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch ēr , from Proto-West Germanic *airi , from Proto-Germanic *airiz .
Pronunciation
Adverb
êer
earlier , previously
formerly
first , beforehand
Derived terms
Conjunction
êer
ere , before
Descendants
Preposition
êer
before
Descendants
Further reading
“eer (II) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
“eer (III) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
“eer (IV) ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “eer (II) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page II
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “eer (III) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page III
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “eer (IV) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page IV