hegre

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

heire

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk hegre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhêːɡɾe/

Noun

hegre m (definite singular hegren, indefinite plural hegrer, definite plural hegrene)

a heron (bird of the family Ardeidae)

References

“hegre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“hegre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

higre, heigre, hegr, heiri (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse hegri.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²hɛɡrə/, /²hɛɪrə/

Noun

hegre m (definite singular hegren, indefinite plural hegrar, definite plural hegrane)

a heron (bird of the family Ardeidae), also the egrets and bitterns

References

“hegre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
“hegre” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

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