ehr

See also: EHR

German

Verb

ehr

1. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of ehren.
2. (colloquial) (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of ehren.

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Low German

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /eːr/, /eːə/, /eːæ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German êr, from Old Saxon ēr, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (= ‘earlier’). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌶 (áiriz), Old Norse ár (“early”) (adj.), árla (“early”) (adv.) (> Danish and Norwegian årle), Old High German ēr (German eher), Old Frisian ēr, Dutch eer.

Alternative forms

• (in other dialects) eer, er

Conjunction

ehr

1. (in some dialects) ere, before

   Vertell (or: Tell) mi düt, ehr ik gah.

   Tell me this, before I go.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ɛːr/, /ɛːə/, /ɛːæ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /eːr/, /eːə/

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German ēr. Compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English her.

Alternative forms

• (in East Frisian dialects, dative and possessive of se) hör
• (in some other dialects, including Low Prussian, dative and possessive of se) eer (er)

Pronoun

ehr

1. (personal) her (dative of se (she))

   Segg ehr dat!

   Say that to her! / Tell her that!

Pronoun

ehr

1. (possessive) her (possessive of se (she))

   Ehr Ogen sünd blau.

   Her eyes are blue.

Pronoun

ehr

1. (possessive) their (possessive of se (they))

   Ik heff ehr Gold stalen.

   I have stolen their gold.