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Dutch
Etymology
A dialectal variation of haar used predominantly in Groningen.
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Pronoun
heur f
- (personal, archaic, dialectal) her. Sometimes (though decreasingly) used in Standard Dutch, especially in poetry and in conjunction with haar (in the sense of hair), for the sake of euphony or comic effect
- Heur weelderig haar.
- Her luxuriant hair.
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French eür~aür, from Latin augurium. Doublet of augure, which was borrowed from Latin. The non-etymological ⟨h⟩ is due to association with heure (“hour, time”).
Pronunciation
Noun
heur m (plural heurs)
- (dated, literary, now rare) chance; fortune
1640, Pierre Corneille, Horace, act I, scene I:Sa joie éclatera dans l’heur de ses enfants- She will shine with joy in the fortune of her children
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