hør

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See also: Hor, hor, hör, hoor, and hór

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hǫrr.

Pronunciation

Noun

hør c (singular definite hørren, not used in plural form)

  1. flax
  2. linen (fabric)

Etymology 2

See høre.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hør

  1. hear

Verb

hør

  1. imperative of høre

Norwegian Bokmål

Flaxseeds and linseed oil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /høːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -øːr
  • Hyphenation: hør

Etymology 1

From Danish hør, from Old Norse hǫrr (“linen”), from Proto-Germanic *hazwaz (“flax, linen”), of unknown origin.

Noun

hør m (definite singular høren, indefinite plural hører, definite plural hørene)

  1. (obsolete) flax (a plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, as well as its fibers)
    Synonym: lin
    • 1829 - 1834, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter IV,1, page 130:
      stenglerne [av nesle] give en brugbar hør
      the stems give a usable flax

Etymology 2

Related to horg (“pagan stone altar or small place of worship”), from Old Norse hǫrgr (“a sanctuary, cairn, altar”), from Proto-Germanic *harugaz (“sanctuary, cairn, grove”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱarǝk- (“fenced or enclosed area”), from *ḱer.

Noun

hør

  1. Only used in i hør og heim (“meaningless”)

Etymology 3

Verb

hør

  1. imperative of høre

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hør

  1. (non-standard since 2012) imperative of høra
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