herre.
gentleman, man
Meaning & usage
gentleman, man
Han kler seg som en virkelig herre.
Mine damer og herrer!
master, lord, ruler
Knut den mektige var herre over Norge på 1000-tallet.
Where this word comes from
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”). 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.
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