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oer.

ferrous ground, sand clotted by iron(III) oxide, bog iron ore

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. ferrous ground, sand clotted by iron(III) oxide, bog iron ore

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Low German Uur, from Proto-Germanic *ōra, *ūra- (“ferriferous sand”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)wūr-. However, compare Irish úir (“soil, earth”) and Proto-Germanic *auraz (“wet earth, sand, mud”).

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