Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Determiner

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heore

  1. Alternative form of hire (her, genitive)

Pronoun

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heore

  1. Alternative form of hire (hers)

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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heore

  1. Alternative form of hire (her, object)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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heore

  1. Alternative form of here (army)

Etymology 4

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Determiner

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heore

  1. (chiefly early and West Midland dialectal) Alternative form of here (their)

Etymology 5

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From Old English horu, horh.

Noun

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heore

  1. Alternative form of hore (muck)

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *heuraz, *hiurijaz. Compare Old Armenian սէր (sēr, love).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxe͜oː.re/, [ˈhe͜oː.re]

Adjective

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hēore

  1. pleasant, secure
  2. gentle, mild, pure

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: here, her, hær, harey

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