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Webster 1828 Edition


Oer

O'ER

, contracted from over, which see.

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oer

oer

See also: oer-, o'er, ör, and -ör

Dutch

Noun

oer n (uncountable)

  1. ferrous ground, sand clotted by iron(III) oxide, bog iron ore

Synonyms

  • ijzeroer

Derived terms

  • oerbank

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *owgros (compare Old Irish úar), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)).

Adjective

oer (feminine singular oer, plural oer, equative oered, comparative oerach, superlative oeraf)

  1. cold
    Mae hi’n oer tu allan.
    It’s cold outside.

Related terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
oer unchanged unchanged hoer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uər/, /wər/

Preposition

oer

  1. over, across
  2. about, concerning
  3. on, upon

Examples

  1. "ynformaasje oer rinnende saken" (information concerning/about/on current events)
  2. "oer lân of oer see" (over land or over sea)