Faroese

The earliest datable runic inscription, ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ ‎(harja) on the Vimose comb from 160, is considered by Wolfgang Krause^[1] and Elmer Antonsen^[2] to be a name, an early form of this name or an abbreviation of a compound name with this as the first element.

Heri Joensen, vocalist of the Faroese folk metal band Týr.

Proper noun

Heri m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Heri: Herason
• daughter Heri: Heradóttir

Declension

Related terms

References

1. ↑ 1968, Wolfgang Krause, Die Runeninschriften im älteren Futhark, revised edition (Göttingen)
2. ↑ 2002, Elmer H. Antonsen, Runes and Germanic Linguistics (Mouton De Gruyter, ISBN 3110174626)

Albanian

Adverb

heri

1. on a mountain

Icelandic

Noun

heri

1. indefinite accusative plural of her

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin.

Adverb

heri

1. yesterday

Antonyms

• deman

Japanese

Romanization

heri

1. rōmaji reading of へり

Latin

Alternative forms

• here

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *hezī, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyes-. Cognate with Ancient Greek χθές ‎(khthés), German gestern, English yes(ter), Sanskrit ह्यस् ‎(hyas), Albanian dje.

Adverb

herī ‎(not comparable)

1. yesterday

Derived terms

• hesternus

Descendants

Antonyms

• (tomorrow): crās

References

• heri in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• heri in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• heri in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *harjaz, whence also Old English here, Old Norse herr.

Noun

heri n

1. army

Descendants

• German: Heer

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *hasô.

Noun

heri m

1. hare

See also

• hari (Old East Norse)

References

• heri in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• heri in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• heri in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Entry "heri" on page 195 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).

Swahili

Noun

heri (needs class)

1. happiness