horen

Danish

Noun

horen c

1. definite singular of hore

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ho‧ren
• Rhymes: -oːrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch horen, from Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Verb

horen

1. (transitive) to hear

   Ik hoor een vogel zingen buiten. ― I hear a bird singing outside.

   Heb je dat geluid gehoord? ― Did you hear that sound?

2. (intransitive) to belong

   Zij horen bij ons. ― They belong with us.

   Dit boek hoort in die kast. ― This book belongs in that shelf.

   De sleutels horen in het laatje. ― The keys belong in the drawer.

3. (auxiliary, with te) to be supposed to, to be meant to

   Je hoort je kamer op te ruimen. ― You are supposed to clean up your room.

   Je hoort dat zo te doen. ― You are supposed to do it that way.

   We horen te vertrekken voor zonsopgang. ― We are meant to leave before sunrise.

4. (intransitive) to be appropriate, polite or agreeing with social norms (lit. to be heard of)

   Dat hoort niet zo, je moet je excuses aanbieden. ― That's not appropriate, you should apologize.

   In sommige culturen hoort het om schoenen uit te doen bij binnenkomst. ― In some cultures, it's the norm to take off shoes when entering.

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hoor
• Berbice Creole Dutch: horo
• Jersey Dutch: hôre
• Negerhollands: hoor
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: hoor (dated)
• Skepi Creole Dutch: hoar

Etymology 2

Noun

horen m (plural horens, diminutive horentje n)

1. Alternative spelling of hoorn

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *hōren, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Verb

hôren

1. to hear (perceive audibly)
2. to hear, to learn of (audibly or otherwise)
3. to listen
4. to listen to, to obey
5. to belong to
6. to be subservient to
7. to be part of
8. to be necessary for

Inflection

Descendants

• Dutch: horen
  • Afrikaans: hoor
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: horo
  • Jersey Dutch: hôre
  • Negerhollands: hoor
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: hoor (dated)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: hoar
• Limburgish: huuere, heure

Further reading

• “horen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “horen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hārian; equivalent to hor (“hoar”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• hore, hoore, horyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːrən/, /ˈhɔːriən/

Verb

horen

1. To develop grey, white, or hoary hair.
2. (rare) To become old or elderly.

Conjugation

Descendants

• English: hoar (obsolete)

References

• “hōren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-25.

Etymology 2

From Old English hōran, from Proto-Germanic *hōrōniz; equivalent to hore (“whore”) +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

horen

1. plural of hore (“whore”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• hora

Noun

horen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of hore

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, whence also Old English hīeran, Old Norse heyra.

Verb

hōren

1. to hear
2. to obey

Conjugation

Descendants

• Middle High German: hœren
  • Bavarian: hearn
  • Cimbrian: hòrran, höarn
  • Central Franconian: hüre, hiere

    Hunsrik: heere

    Luxembourgish: héieren

  • German: hören
  • Vilamovian: hüchia
  • Yiddish: הערן (hern)

Welsh

Noun

horen

1. h-prothesized form of oren

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