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Webster 1828 Edition

Oer

O'ER

, contracted from over, which see.

Definition 2024

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.

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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)

Pronunciation

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