hor
English
References
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
Breton
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hoːr/, [hoɐ̯ˀ]
- Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
Noun
hor n (singular definite horet, not used in plural form)
- (dated) adultery
- lechery, whoring, fornication
Declension
Declension of hor
neuter gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hor | horet |
genitive | hors | horets |
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɔːr/
- Rhymes: -ɔːr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse horr, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwą (“dirt, mucus”).
Declension
Derived terms
Derived terms
- horblaðka/horblaka
- horbrölt
- horböng
- hordigull
- horgemlingur
- horkóngur
- horkrangi
- horkroppur
- horleggur
- standa ekki á horleggjum/vera ekki á horleggjum
- horlopi
- hormosi
- horpungur
- horugur
- með hor í nef
- vera með hor í nef
Etymology 2
From Old Norse horr, from a nominalization of Proto-Germanic *hurhaz (“lean, thin”).
Declension
Synonyms
- (emaciation): megurð
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English hēr.
Etymology 2
From Old English hār, from Proto-Germanic *hairaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɔːr/
Adjective
hor
References
- “hōr (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
References
- “hōr (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
See also
Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text) | ||||
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whit | grey, hor | blak | ||
red ; cremesyn, gernet | citrine, aumbre ; broun, tawne | yelow, dorry ; canevas | ||
grasgrene | grene | |||
plunket ; ewage | asure, livid | blewe, blo, pers | ||
violet ; inde | rose, murrey ; purpel | claret |
Etymology 3
From Old English hire.
References
- “hir(e), pron (2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.
Etymology 4
From Old English heora.
References
- “her(e (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 June 2018.
Etymology 5
From Old English hōre.
Etymology 6
From Old English horu, horh.
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.
References
- “hor” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Serbo-Croatian
Somali
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hōr, from Old Norse hór, from Proto-Germanic *hōrą, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ro- (“loved”). Related to English whore.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /huːr/
Noun
hor n (uncountable)
- (archaic) adultery, fornication (marital infidelity, as opposed to sexual interaction between human and, among others, fallen angel): begå hor “commit adultery”
- Hon fick tjugo rapp på torget för att hon begått hor.
- She received twenty lashes in the public square for committing adultery.
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