different between huer vs heer

English

Etymology

hue +? -er.

Noun

huer (plural huers)

1. One who cries out or gives an alarm.
2. A balker or conder; one who watches shoals of fish so that they can be caught.

Anagrams

• Rhue, Ruhe, Uher, erhu

Danish

Noun

huer c

1. indefinite plural of hue

Verb

huer

1. present of hue

French

Etymology

From Middle French huer (“to hoot”), from Old French huer (“to shout to frighten an animal, or to release dogs for a chase”), probably from Old Norse *huta (“to shout, make a noise”). Compare Norwegian huta (“to shout, make a noise, shout commands at a dog”). More at houspiller.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /y.e/
• Rhymes: -e

Verb

huer

1. to boo

Conjugation

Related terms

• huée

Further reading

• “huer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• heur, hure

Middle French

Verb

huer

1. to cry out

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

huer m or f

1. indefinite plural of hue (Etymology 1)

huer n

1. indefinite plural of hue (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

huer f

1. indefinite plural of hue

Old French

Verb

huer

1. to cry out

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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”)