hør

See also: Hor, hor, hör, hoor, and hór

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hǫrr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hœr/, [hœ̞ɐ̯]

Noun

hør c (singular definite hørren, not used in plural form)

1. flax
2. linen (fabric)

Etymology 2

See høre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /høːr/, [høɐ̯ˀ]

Interjection

hør

1. hear

Verb

hør

1. imperative of høre

Norwegian Bokmål

Flaxseeds and linseed oil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /høːr/

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• Rhymes: -øːr
• Hyphenation: hør

Etymology 1

From Danish hør, from Old Norse hǫrr (“linen”), from Proto-Germanic *hazwaz (“flax, linen”), of unknown origin.

Noun

hør m (definite singular høren, indefinite plural hører, definite plural hørene)

1. (obsolete) flax (a plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, as well as its fibers)

   Synonym: lin

   • 1829 - 1834, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter IV,1, page 130:

     stenglerne [av nesle] give en brugbar hør

     the stems [of nettle] give a usable flax

Etymology 2

Related to horg (“pagan stone altar or small place of worship”), from Old Norse hǫrgr (“a sanctuary, cairn, altar”), from Proto-Germanic *harugaz (“sanctuary, cairn, grove”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱarǝk- (“fenced or enclosed area”), from *ḱer.

Noun

hør

1. Only used in i hør og heim (“meaningless”)

Etymology 3

Verb

hør

1. imperative of høre

References

• “hør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hør” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hør

1. (non-standard since 2012) imperative of høra