hær

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

hær c (singular definite hæren, plural indefinite hære)

1. army
2. host (multitude of people arrayed as an army)

• hærge

hær

1. Alternative form of her (“hair”)

From Old Norse herr.

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

1. an army

• armé

• hærskare
• hærstyrke
• hærta
• hærverk

• “hær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• (former reform[s] only): her

From Old Norse herr.

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

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.

• hærskare
• hærstyrke
• hærta
• hærverk

• “hær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• hēr

From Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”). Cognate with Old Saxon hār, Dutch haar, Old High German hār (German Haar), Old Norse hár (Swedish hår).

• IPA^(key): /hæːr/

hǣr n

1. hair

When referring to someone's hair collectively, this word is often used in the plural: Se ēadiġa wæs blīðe on andwlitan, mid hwītum hǣrum ("The blessed man was cheerful in aspect, with white hair", lit. "hairs").

• Middle English: her, hair, herre, hare, hore, hær, hor, heere, here, haire
  • English: hair
  • Scots: hair, hayr, hare