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uhyre.

enormous, huge, vast, immense

5 characters3 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈuˌhyˀɐ][ˈuˌhyːɐ]

  1. enormous, huge, vast, immense

Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German unhure, ungehure. Compare German Ungeheuer, = un- + geheuer (“pleasant”). The adjective has a cognate in Old Norse hýrr (“pleasant, friendly”), from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz.

adv[ˈuˌhyˀɐ][ˈuˌhyːɐ]

  1. extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, immensely

Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German unhure, ungehure. Compare German Ungeheuer, = un- + geheuer (“pleasant”). The adjective has a cognate in Old Norse hýrr (“pleasant, friendly”), from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz.

noun[ˈuˌhyˀɐ][ˈuˌhyːɐ]

  1. a monster

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German unhure, ungehure. Compare German Ungeheuer, = un- + geheuer (“pleasant”). The adjective has a cognate in Old Norse hýrr (“pleasant, friendly”), from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz.

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