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hær

See also: haer, her, hér, här, her-, Her, and Appendix:Variations of "har"

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse herr, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war”).

Noun

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hær c (singular definite hæren, plural indefinite hære)

  1. That branch of the armed forces concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations; the army.
    Synonym: armé
    Coordinate terms: flåde, søværn, luftvåben, flyvevåben
  2. (rare, chiefly historical) A large contingent of armed troops; often a tactical contingent within a larger military force.
    Synonym: armé
  3. The military as a whole; armed forces.
    Synonym: forsvar
  4. (figuratively) A multitude, especially of people or social animals working toward a common goal or purpose; an army, horde, swarm, host
    Synonyms: sværm, mængde

Inflection

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Declension of hær
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hær hæren hære hærene
genitive hærs hærens hæres hærenes

Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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Middle English

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Noun

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hær

  1. Alternative form of her (“hair”)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse herr.

Noun

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hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærer, definite plural hærene)

  1. (especially with definite article) That branch of the armed forces concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations; the army.
    Synonyms: landstridskrefter, armé, landkrigsmakt
    Coordinate terms: marine, sjøforsvaret, flyvåpen, luftforsvaret
  2. A large contingent of armed troops; often a tactical contingent within a larger military force.
    En bondehær rykte mot byen. ― A peasant army advanced on the city.
  3. The military as a whole; armed forces.
    Synonym: krigsmakt
    Hæren planlegger et statskupp. ― The military is plotting a coup.
  4. (figuratively) A multitude, especially of people or social animals working toward a common goal or purpose; an army, horde, swarm, host.
    Synonyms: sverm, mengde, armé
    Kadaveret ble strippet av en hær av maur. ― The carcass was stripped by an army of ants.

Derived terms

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Collocations

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  • gjøre tjeneste i hæren ― to serve in the army; to do military service

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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  • (former reform[s] only): her

Etymology

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From Old Norse herr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærar, definite plural hærane)

  1. army
    Landet hadde den største hæren i området.
    The country had the largest army in the area.
  2. large/huge amount, flock
    Det kom ein heil hær av grashopper.
    A huge amount of grasshoppers came.

Derived terms

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hār. Cognate with Old Saxon hār, Dutch haar, Old High German hār (German Haar), Old Norse hár (Swedish hår).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hǣr n

  1. hair

Usage notes

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When referring to someone's hair collectively, this word is often used in the plural: Sē ēadiga wæs blīðe on andwlitan, mid hwītum hǣrum ("The blessed man was cheerful in aspect, with white hair", lit. "hairs").

Declension

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Declension of hǣr (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hǣr hǣr
accusative hǣr hǣr
genitive hǣres hǣra
dative hǣre hǣrum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: her
    • English: hair
    • Scots: hair, hayr, hare
    • Yola: haar

Pnar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Khasian *hɛːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *hər ~ *həər. Cognate with Khmer ហើរ (haə).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hær 

  1. to fly
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