German

Noun

Heer n ‎(genitive Heeres or Heers, plural Heere)

1. army (ground forces)

Declension

Synonyms

• Landstreitkräfte

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

• Armee

References

1. ↑ Heer in DW

Saterland Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian here, hire, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz. More at here.

Noun

Heer n

1. army

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian hēra. Compare Dutch heer; German Herr; English hoar.

Noun

Heer m

1. lord; master; sir

Synonyms

• Mäster

English

Noun

heer ‎(plural heers)

1. A yarn measure of six hundred yards, or 1/24 of a spindle.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch here, from Old Dutch hērro, hēro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr ‎(“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. lord; master
2. gentleman

Derived terms

• beheren
• bouwheer
• heerlijk
• heerlijkheid
• leenheer
• mijnheer, meneer
• wereldheer

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) army

Derived terms

• heerbaan
• heermacht
• heerschaar
• herberg
• hertog

Anagrams

• here

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English her, hǣr.

Noun

heer (plural heers)

1. (anatomy) hair

Descendants

• English: hair