different between heer vs feer

English

Etymology

Uncertain.

Noun

heer (plural heers)

1. A yarn measure of six hundred yards, or 1/24 of a spindle.

Anagrams

• HREE, Rehe, Rhee, here

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch heer, from Middle Dutch hêre, from Old Dutch h?rro, h?ro, from Old High German h?riro, h?rro, the comparative form of h?r (“noble, venerable”).

Noun

heer (plural here, diminutive heertjie)

1. gentleman
2. lord, master
3. (card games) king

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

heer (plural here, diminutive heertjie)

1. host, army

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?r/
• Hyphenation: heer
• Rhymes: -e?r

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hêre, from Old Dutch h?rro, h?ro, from Old High German h?riro, h?rro, the comparative form of h?r (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with English hoar, Old Norse hárr.

Noun

heer m (plural heren, diminutive heertje n)

1. A lord; master.
2. A gentleman.
3. A cleric, notably a Catholic priest.

Derived terms

• baanderheer
• beheren
• beschermheer
• bouwheer
• domheer
• geneesheer
• hartenheer
• heerlijk
• heerlijkheid
• kamerheer
• kapittelheer
• klaverheer
• kruisheer
• landsheer
• leenheer
• mijnheer, meneer
• predikheer
• raadsheer
• ruitenheer
• schoppenheer
• tafelheer
• wereldheer

Descendants

• Afrikaans: heer

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch here, from Old Dutch heri, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz.

Alternative forms

• heir

Noun

heer n (plural heren, diminutive heertje n)

1. (archaic) An army.

   Synonym: leger

Derived terms

• heerbaan
• heerkracht
• heermacht
• heerschaar
• herberg

Related terms

• hertog

Anagrams

• here

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English h?r.

Noun

heer (plural heers)

1. (anatomy) A hair.

Descendants

• English: hair

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hæra (“grey hair”).

Noun

heer f (definite hera, dative heern)

1. Matgrass (Nardus stricta).

Declension

Derived terms

• herbakk m (“matgrass slope”)

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English fere, from Old English f?re (“able to go, fit for service”). More at fear.

Adjective

feer (comparative more feer, superlative most feer)

1. Alternative form of fear (“able, capable”)

Etymology 2

From Middle English fere, from Old English ?ef?ra.

Noun

feer (plural feers)

1. Alternative form of fere (“companion, friend, mate”)

Derived terms

• playfeer

Anagrams

• -free, Free, fere, free, reef

Danish

Noun

feer c

1. indefinite plural of fe

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fír. Cognate with Irish fíor.

Adjective

feer

1. true, correct
2. real, authentic, veritable, pure
3. regular
4. sincere, truthful

Adverb

feer

1. very, extremely
2. truly
3. exceptionally

Usage notes

When used to mean "very", it precedes the adjective and lenites it: mie (“good”) > feer vie ("very good")

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

feer m

1. indefinite plural of fe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

feer f

1. indefinite plural of fe

Swedish

Noun

feer

1. indefinite plural of fe