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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse herr, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war”).
Noun
hær c (singular definite hæren, plural indefinite hære)
- That branch of the armed forces concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations; the army.
- Synonym: armé
- Coordinate terms: flåde, søværn, luftvåben, flyvevåben
- (rare, chiefly historical) A large contingent of armed troops; often a tactical contingent within a larger military force.
- Synonym: armé
- The military as a whole; armed forces.
- Synonym: forsvar
- (figuratively) A multitude, especially of people or social animals working toward a common goal or purpose; an army, horde, swarm, host
- Synonyms: sværm, mængde
Inflection
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Middle English
Noun
hær
- Alternative form of her (“hair”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse herr.
Noun
hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærer, definite plural hærene)
- (especially with definite article) That branch of the armed forces concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations; the army.
- Synonyms: landstridskrefter, armé, landkrigsmakt
- Coordinate terms: marine, sjøforsvaret, flyvåpen, luftforsvaret
- A large contingent of armed troops; often a tactical contingent within a larger military force.
- En bondehær rykte mot byen. ― A peasant army advanced on the city.
- The military as a whole; armed forces.
- Synonym: krigsmakt
- Hæren planlegger et statskupp. ― The military is plotting a coup.
- (figuratively) A multitude, especially of people or social animals working toward a common goal or purpose; an army, horde, swarm, host.
- Synonyms: sverm, mengde, armé
- Kadaveret ble strippet av en hær av maur. ― The carcass was stripped by an army of ants.
Derived terms
Collocations
- gjøre tjeneste i hæren ― to serve in the army; to do military service
References
- “hær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hær” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
- (former reform only): her
Etymology
From Old Norse herr.
Pronunciation
Noun
hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærar, definite plural hærane)
- army
Landet hadde den største hæren i området.- The country had the largest army in the area.
- large/huge amount, flock
Det kom ein heil hær av grashopper.- A huge amount of grasshoppers came.
Derived terms
References
- “hær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hār. Cognate with Old Saxon hār, Dutch haar, Old High German hār (German Haar), Old Norse hár (Swedish hår).
Pronunciation
Noun
hǣr n (West Saxon)
- hair
Usage notes
When referring to someone's hair collectively, this word is often used in the plural: Sē ēadiga wæs blīðe on andwlitan, mid hwītum hǣrum ("The blessed man was cheerful in aspect, with white hair", lit. "hairs").
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Descendants
Pnar
Etymology
From Proto-Khasian *hɛːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *hər ~ *həər. Cognate with Khmer ហើរ (haə).
Pronunciation
Verb
hær
- to fly