Danish

Adverb

herre

1. (informal) very
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     ”Godt nok er han herre lækker, men chefens søn plejer trods alt ikke at have så voldsom en effekt på pigerne.”

     ”He may be really hot, but despite this, the boss' son does not usually have such violent an effect on the girls.”

Synonyms

• mega
• super

Noun

herre c (singular definite herren, plural indefinite herrer)

1. gentleman
2. lord, master
3. partner

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse herri, herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr ‎(“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior ‎(“elder”).^[1] The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz ‎(“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhêɾe/

Noun

herre m ‎(definite singular herren, indefinite plural herrer, definite plural herrene)

1. gentleman, man

   Han kler seg som en virkelig herre.

   He dresses like a real gentleman.

2. master, lord, ruler

   Knut den mektige var herre over Norge på 1000-tallet.

   Cnut the Great was ruler of Norway in the the 11th century.

Derived terms

References

• “herre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

1. ↑ Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 286

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse herri, herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr ‎(“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior ‎(“elder”).^[1]

Noun

herre m ‎(definite singular herren, indefinite plural herrar, definite plural herrane)

1. gentleman, man

   Mine damer og herrar!

   Ladies and gentlemen!

2. master, lord, ruler

Derived terms

References

• “herre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse herri, herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr ‎(“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior ‎(“elder”).^[2] The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz ‎(“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛ̄rːɛ̂/

Noun

herre c

1. a man, a gentleman

   mina damer och herrar

   my ladies and gentlemen

   I fjol så gick jag med herrarna i hagen

   Last year I went with the men to the grove (drinking song)

2. a lord, a master

   Ingen kan tjäna två herrar

   No man can serve two masters (Matthew 6:24)

3. (when capitalized: Herren) The Lord

   HERREN är min herde, mig skall intet fattas

   The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want. (Psalms 23:1)

Declension

Related terms

References

1. ↑ Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 286
2. ↑ Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 286

• herre in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)