hehr

From Middle High German hēr, hēre, from Old High German hēr (“noble, austere, venerable, aged”), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey, hoary”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, extension of *(s)ḱeh₃- (“grey”). Cognate with English hoar (“grey”) and hare (“grey, hoary, venerable”).

• IPA^(key): [heːɐ̯]

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• Homophones: Heer, her
• Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

hehr (strong nominative masculine singular hehrer, comparative hehrer, superlative am hehrsten)

1. sublime; noble
2. holy

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