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herra.

lord, master

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhɛrːa]
  1. lord, master

    masculine
  2. the Lord (God)

    masculine
  3. an honorific title for a bishop; Lord

    masculine
  4. an honorific title for a noble; Lord

    masculine
  5. an honorific title for the highest state officials, now especially the president, but also a sýslumaður (the local official of the state in each sýsla), ambassador, etc.; Excellency

    masculine
  6. mister (general honorific for a man, especially in writing; usually abbreviated: hr.)

    masculine
  7. a general deferential form of address to a male; sir

    masculine
  8. gentleman (general polite term for a male)

    masculine
    domur mínar og herrar
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old Dutch hēriro, Old High German hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). Cognates include Danish, Norwegian and Swedish herre, Dutch heer, German Herr. 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.

verb[ˈhɛrːa]
  1. to knight or bestow nobility on

    transitive · weak
  2. to confer on someone the dignity of herra, allow someone to be called herra

    transitive · weak
  3. to address or refer to as herra (as should be done to bishops, etc.)

    transitive · weak
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