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Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German unhure, ungehure, compare German Ungeheuer, = un- + geheuer (“pleasant”). The adjective has a cognate in Old Norse hýrr (“plesant, friendly”), from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
uhyre (uninflected)
- enormous, huge, vast, immense
Adverb
uhyre
- extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, immensely
Noun
uhyre n (singular definite uhyret, plural indefinite uhyrer)
- a monster
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German unhure, ungehure.
Adjective
uhyre (singular and plural uhyre)
- enormous, huge, immense, colossal, gigantic, tremendous
Adverb
uhyre
- exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, tremendously, terribly
Noun
uhyre n (definite singular uhyret, indefinite plural uhyrer, definite plural uhyra or uhyrene)
- a monster
Derived terms
References
- “uhyre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- NAOB
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German unhure, ungehure.
Adjective
uhyre (singular and plural uhyre)
- enormous, huge, immense, colossal, gigantic, tremendous
Adverb
uhyre
- exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, tremendously, terribly
Noun
uhyre n (definite singular uhyret, indefinite plural uhyre, definite plural uhyra)
- a monster
Derived terms
References