ehr

See also: EHR

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

ehr

1. singular imperative of ehren
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of ehren

Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːr/, /eːə/, /eːæ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German êr, from Old Saxon ēr, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (= ‘earlier’).

Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃 (airis), Old Norse ár (“early”, adjective), árla (“early”, adverb) (> Danish and Norwegian årle), Old High German ēr (German eher), Old Frisian ēr, Dutch eer.

Alternative forms

• eer, er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛːr/, /ɛːə/, /ɛːæ/
• (mainly Eastern Frisian) IPA^(key): /eːr/, /eːə/

Conjunction

ehr

1. (in some dialects) ere, before

   Vertell (or: Tell) mi düt, ehr ik gah. ― Tell me this, before I go.

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German ēr, from Old Saxon *hiro, from Proto-Germanic *hezōi. Compare English her.

Alternative forms

• (East Frisian, dative and possessive of se) hör
• (dative and possessive of se) ähr, är, ȩr, eer, er

Pronoun

ehr

1. (personal) her (dative of se (she))

   Segg ehr dat!

   Say that to her! / Tell her that!

Pronoun

ehr

1. (possessive) her (possessive of se (she))

   Ehr Ogen sünd blau.

   Her eyes are blue.

Pronoun

ehr

1. (possessive) their (possessive of se (they))

   Ik heff ehr Gold stalen.

   I have stolen their gold.