hær

See also: haer, her, hér, här, her-, Her, and Appendix:Variations of "har"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse herr, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war”).

Noun

hær c (singular definite hæren, plural indefinite hære)

1. 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

2. (rare, chiefly historical) A large contingent of armed troops; often a tactical contingent within a larger military force.

   Synonym: armé

3. The military as a whole; armed forces.

   Synonym: forsvar

4. (figuratively) A multitude, especially of people or social animals working toward a common goal or purpose; an army, horde, swarm, host

   Synonyms: sværm, mængde

Inflection

Declension of hær

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hær	hæren	hære	hærene
genitive	hærs	hærens	hæres	hærenes

Hypernyms

• militær

Derived terms

• besættelseshær
• bondehær
• hærfører
• hærkommando
• hærledelse
• hærstyrke
• invasionshær
• oprørshær
• regeringshær
• rytterhær

 

Related terms

• hærge

Middle English

Noun

hær

1. Alternative form of her (“hair”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse herr.

Noun

hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærer, definite plural hærene)

1. (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

2. 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.

3. The military as a whole; armed forces.

   Synonym: krigsmakt

   Hæren planlegger et statskupp. ― The military is plotting a coup.

4. (figuratively) A multitude, especially of people or social animals working toward a common goal or purpose; an army, horde, swarm, host.

   Synonyms: sverm, mengde, armé

   Kadaveret ble strippet av en hær av maur. ― The carcass was stripped by an army of ants.

Derived terms

• bondehær
• englehær
• fiendehær
• hærskare
• hærstyrke
• hærta
• hærtjeneste
• hærverk
• leiehær
• mobiliseringshær
• skipshær
• stående hær

 

Collocations

• gjøre tjeneste i hæren ― to serve in the army; to do military service

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (former reform[s] only): her

Etymology

From Old Norse herr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæːr/, /heːr/
• Homophone: her

Noun

hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærar, definite plural hærane)

1. army

   Landet hadde den største hæren i området.

   The country had the largest army in the area.

2. large/huge amount, flock

   Det kom ein heil hær av grashopper.

   A huge amount of grasshoppers came.

Derived terms

• hærskare
• hærstyrke
• hærta
• hærverk

References

• “hær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• hēr

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hār. Cognate with Old Saxon hār, Dutch haar, Old High German hār (German Haar), Old Norse hár (Swedish hår).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xæːr/, [hæːr]

Noun

hǣr n

1. hair

Usage notes

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").

Declension

Declension of hǣr (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hǣr	hǣr
accusative	hǣr	hǣr
genitive	hǣres	hǣra
dative	hǣre	hǣrum

Descendants

• Middle English: her
  • English: hair
  • Scots: hair, hayr, hare
  • Yola: haar

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *hɛːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *hər ~ *həər. Cognate with Khmer ហើរ (haə).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛr/

Verb

hær 

1. to fly