oor

• IPA^(key): /ʊə̯r/

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From Dutch oor (“ear”), from Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

oor (plural ore, diminutive oortjie)

1. ear

From Dutch over, from Middle Dutch over, from Old Dutch *ovar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, from *upo.

oor

1. over, above
2. beyond, across
3. about, concerning
4. because of

• oer (obsolete)
• oër (obsolete)
• o'er (obsolete)
• ower (obsolete)

oor

1. because

• oordat

• (Common Cornish) oer

From Old Cornish oir, from Proto-Celtic *ougros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ-. Compare Welsh oer.

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oor (comparative òrra, superlative an òrra)

1. bitterly cold, freezing, frigid

• bros

• yeyn

• 2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.486)

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From Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-. Compare German Ohr, West Frisian ear, English ear, Danish øre.

• IPA^(key): /oːr/

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• Hyphenation: oor
• Rhymes: -oːr

oor n (plural oren, diminutive oortje n)

1. ear
2. handle (of cup, mug)

• Afrikaans: oor
• Jersey Dutch: ôr
• Negerhollands: oor, hoor, ho

From Low German Ohr.

oor

1. ear

• German Low German: Or

From Middle English houre (or via Anglo-Norman), from Latin hōra. Certainly did not descend from Old Irish úar, but both the Manx and Old Irish terms are ultimately from the same source.

oor f (genitive singular oor, plural ooryn)

1. hour

oor

1. Alternative form of ore (“ore”)

Inherited from Middle English houre.

oor (plural oors)

1. hour

oor

1. Alternative form of our

• “oor, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W Grant and D D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
• “our, pron.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W Grant and D D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.

oor

1. steam

• Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.

• our, ure, oure, owre, oore

From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, from Proto-West Germanic *unsar.

• IPA^(key): /uː/

oor

1. our
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 28:

     Sank Joan is oor brover.

     St. John is our brother.

   • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 84:

     Yerstey w'had a baree, gist ing oor hoane,

     Yesterday we had a goal just in our hand.

   • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 86:

     Yith w'had any lhuck, oor naame wode b' zung,

     If we had any luck, our name would have been sung

• ourzels

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 60