hejre

See also: hegri and häger

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hajrɔ/, [ˈhɑjʁʌ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hegri (“heron”).

Noun

hejre c (singular definite hejren, plural indefinite hejrer)

  1. heron (long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae)
  2. harridan (virago, shrew or a vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one)
Inflection
Declension of hejre
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hejre hejren hejrer hejrerne
genitive hejres hejrens hejrers hejrernes

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

hejre c (singular definite hejren, not used in plural form)

  1. brome, bromegrass (Bromus)

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