haer

See also: hær

Dutch

Noun

haer n or c (plural haeren, diminutive haertje n)

  1. obsolete spelling of haar

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heːɾˠ/

Noun

haer

  1. h-prothesized form of aer

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch hiro, from Proto-Germanic *hezōi.

Determiner

hāer

  1. her
Inflection
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative hāer hāre hāer hāre
accusative hāren hāre hāer hāre
genitive hāers hāerre hāers hāerre
dative hāren hāerre hāren hāren
Descendants
  • Dutch: haar, heur (archaic or dialectal)
    • Afrikaans: haar
  • Limburgish: häör

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār.

Noun

hâer n

  1. hair
Inflection
Strong neuter noun
singular plural
nominative hâer hâer, hâre
accusative hâer hâer, hâre
genitive hâers hâre
dative hâre hâren


Descendants

Further reading

  • “haer (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “haer (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh haer, hair, from Proto-Celtic *sagros, from Proto-Indo-European *sǵʰrós.

Adjective

haer (feminine singular haer, plural haer, equative haered, comparative haerach, superlative haeraf, not mutable)

  1. earnest
  2. steadfast

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “haer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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