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German
Pronunciation
Verb
ehr
- singular imperative of ehren
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of ehren
Low German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German êr, from Old Saxon ēr, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (= ‘earlier’).
Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃 (airis), Old Norse ár (“early”, adjective), árla (“early”, adverb) (> Danish and Norwegian årle), Old High German ēr (German eher), Old Frisian ēr, Dutch eer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛːr/, /ɛːə/, /ɛːæ/
- (mainly Eastern Frisian) IPA(key): /eːr/, /eːə/
Conjunction
ehr
- (in some dialects) ere, before
- Vertell (or: Tell) mi düt, ehr ik gah. ― Tell me this, before I go.
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German ēr, from Old Saxon *hiro, from Proto-Germanic *hezōi.
Compare English her.
- (East Frisian, dative and possessive of se) hör
- (dative and possessive of se) ähr, är, ȩr, eer, er
Pronoun
ehr
- (personal) her (dative of se (she))
Segg ehr dat!- Say that to her! / Tell her that!
Pronoun
ehr
- (possessive) her (possessive of se (she))
Ehr Ogen sünd blau.- Her eyes are blue.
Pronoun
ehr
- (possessive) their (possessive of se (they))
Ik heff ehr Gold stalen.- I have stolen their gold.