harre

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See also: Harre and Härre

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

harre

  1. inflection of harren:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

harre

  1. Alternative form of herre (“hinge”)
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, General Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, line 549-550:
      He was short-sholdred, brood, a thikke knarre,
      Ther nas no dore that he nolde heve of harre,       [...]
      He was stoutly built, broad, a large-framed fellow,
      There was no door that he would not heave off its hinges,

Etymology 2

Noun

harre

  1. Alternative form of hare (“hare”)

Sidamo

Harre.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo harree, Burji harre, Hadiyya halla and Kambaata harreta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɾːe/
  • Hyphenation: har‧re

Noun

harre f (singulative harrichcho m)

  1. (collective) donkeys (Equus asinus)

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 38
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “harre”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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