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Webster 1913 Edition

Hare

Hare

(hâr)
,
Verb.
T.
[Cf.
Harry
,
Harass
.]
To excite; to tease, harass, or worry; to harry.
[Obs.]
Locke.

Hare

,
Noun.
[AS.
hara
; akin to D.
haas
, G.
hase
, OHG.
haso
, Dan. & Sw.
hare
, Icel.
hēri
, Skr.
çaça
. √226.]
1.
(Zool.)
A rodent of the genus
Lepus
, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity.
☞ The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is
Lepus timidus
. The northern or varying hare of America (
Lepus Americanus
), and the prairie hare (
Lepus campestris
), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called
rabbits
.
2.
(Astron.)
A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus.
Hare and hounds
,
a game played by men and boys, two, called hares, having a few minutes’ start, and scattering bits of paper to indicate their course, being chased by the others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.
–
Hare kangaroo
(Zool.)
,
a small Australian kangaroo (
Lagorchestes Leporoides
), resembling the hare in size and color,
–
Hare's lettuce
(Bot.)
,
a plant of the genus
Sonchus
, or sow thistle; – so called because hares are said to eat it when fainting with heat.
Dr. Prior.
–
Jumping hare
.
(Zool.)
See under
Jumping
.
–
Little chief hare
, or
Crying hare
.
(Zool.)
See
Chief hare
.
–
Sea hare
.
(Zool.)
See
Aplysia
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hare

HARE

,
Noun.
A quadruped of the genus Lepus, with long ears, a short tail, soft hair, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, often hunted for sport or for its flesh, which is excellent food. It moves by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity.
1.
A constellation.

HARE

,
Verb.
T.
To fright, or to excite, tease and harass, or worry. [Not used. See Harry.]

Definition 2025

Hare

Hare

See also: hare and haré

English

Proper noun

Hare

  1. A surname​.

Maori

Proper noun

Hare

  1. A male given name, Harry.

Related terms

References

  • Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index
  • Fletcher Index of Maori Names
  • Ancestry.com: Exact search for the given name "Hare" in documents relating to New Zealand. Accessed on 25 February 2016

hare

hare

See also: haré and Hare

English

A European hare

Noun

hare ‎(plural hares)

  1. Any of several plant-eating animals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.
  2. The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed.
Derived terms
Translations

See also

Verb

hare ‎(third-person singular simple present hares, present participle haring, simple past and past participle hared)

  1. (intransitive) To move swiftly.
    • 2011 February 4, Gareth Roberts, “Wales 19-26 England”, in BBC:
      But Wales somehow snaffled possession for fly-half Jones to send half-back partner Mike Phillips haring away with Stoddart in support.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Middle English harren, harien ‎(“to drag by force, ill-treat”), of uncertain origin. Compare harry, harass.

Alternative forms

Verb

hare ‎(third-person singular simple present hares, present participle haring, simple past and past participle hared)

  1. (obsolete) To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of John Locke to this entry?)

Anagrams

Etymology 3

From Middle English hore, from Old English hār ‎(“hoar, hoary, grey, old”), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz ‎(“grey”). Cognate with German hehr ‎(“noble, sublime”).

Alternative forms

Adjective

  1. (regional) Grey, hoary; hoary-haired, venerable (of people).
    A hare old man.‎
  2. (regional) Cold, frosty (of weather).
    A donker, hare day.‎

References

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch (de) hare.

Pronoun

hare

  1. hers (that or those of her)
    Sy het my hemp aangehad en ek hare.
    She wore my shirt and I wore hers.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hari, heri ‎(“hare”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haːrə/, [ˈhɑːɑ]

Noun

hare c (singular definite haren, plural indefinite harer)

  1. hare

Inflection

See also

Dutch

Pronunciation

Determiner

hare

  1. non-attributive form of haar (English: hers)
    Normally used in conjunction with the definite article de or het depending on the gender of what is being referred to.
    Die auto is de hare. — That car is her one. That car is hers.
    Dat huis is het hare. — That house is her one. That house is hers.
    Dat is de/het hare. — That is her one. That is hers.
  2. (archaic) inflected form of haar

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

hare

  1. rōmaji reading of はれ

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Old Norse *heri, from Proto-Germanic *háswa-. Compare with German Hase, Swedish hare

Noun

hare m ‎(definite singular haren, indefinite plural harer, definite plural harene)

  1. a hare

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse *heri, from Proto-Germanic *háswa-.

Noun

hare m ‎(definite singular haren, indefinite plural harar, definite plural harane)

  1. a hare

References

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale.

Noun

hare

  1. house

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hari, hæri, from Old Norse *hari, heri, from Proto-Germanic *hasô.

Pronunciation

Noun

hare c

  1. hare

Declension

Inflection of hare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hare haren harar hararna
Genitive hares harens harars hararnas

Tetum

Noun

hare

  1. unpicked rice

Etymology

From Middle English hare, originally as a nickname.

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