hær
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse herr, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war”).
Noun edit
hær c (singular definite hæren, plural indefinite hære)
- That branch of the armed forces concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations; the army.
- Synonym: armé
- Coordinate terms: flåde, søværn, luftvåben, flyvevåben
- (rare, chiefly historical) A large contingent of armed troops; often a tactical contingent within a larger military force.
- Synonym: armé
- The military as a whole; armed forces.
- Synonym: forsvar
- (figuratively) A multitude, especially of people or social animals working toward a common goal or purpose; an army, horde, swarm, host
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hær
- Alternative form of her (“hair”)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærer, definite plural hærene)
- (especially with definite article) That branch of the armed forces concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations; the army.
- Synonyms: landstridskrefter, armé, landkrigsmakt
- Coordinate terms: marine, sjøforsvaret, flyvåpen, luftforsvaret
- A large contingent of armed troops; often a tactical contingent within a larger military force.
- En bondehær rykte mot byen. ― A peasant army advanced on the city.
- The military as a whole; armed forces.
- Synonym: krigsmakt
- Hæren planlegger et statskupp. ― The military is plotting a coup.
- (figuratively) A multitude, especially of people or social animals working toward a common goal or purpose; an army, horde, swarm, host.
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- gjøre tjeneste i hæren ― to serve in the army; to do military service
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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- (former reform[s] only): her
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Noun edit
hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærar, definite plural hærane)
- army
- Landet hadde den største hæren i området.
- The country had the largest army in the area.
- large/huge amount, flock
- Det kom ein heil hær av grashopper.
- A huge amount of grasshoppers came.
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References edit
- “hær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hār. Cognate with Old Saxon hār, Dutch haar, Old High German hār (German Haar), Old Norse hár (Swedish hår).
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hǣr n
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When referring to someone's hair collectively, this word is often used in the plural: Sē ēadiga wæs blīðe on andwlitan, mid hwītum hǣrum ("The blessed man was cheerful in aspect, with white hair", lit. "hairs").
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From Proto-Khasian *hɛːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *hər ~ *həər. Cognate with Khmer ហើរ (haə).
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hær
- to fly