hoere

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ.

Noun

hoere f

1. whore, prostitute

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• verhoeren

Descendants

• Dutch: hoer
  • Afrikaans: hoer
  • Negerhollands: hoer, hoerer, hurer, hu, huer
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: huur (dated)
  • → Sranan Tongo: huru
• Limburgish: hoor

Further reading

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

hoere

1. Alternative form of hor (“hoar”)

Etymology 2

Determiner

hoere

1. (chiefly Early Middle English and West Midlands) Alternative form of here (“their”)