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herre.

a man, a gentleman, a sir (a respected man)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/²hɛrːɛ/
  1. a man, a gentleman, a sir (a respected man)

    common-gender
    Mina damer och herrar!
    Vi talade med en äldre herre.
  2. the men's room, the men's (short for herrarnas toalett)

    common-gender · informal
    gå till herrarnas
    gå på herrarnas
  3. a lord, a master (a man who has authority over something or someone)

    common-gender
    Ja, min herre och mästare. Säg vad jag ska göra så gör jag det, ty du är herre över mig.
    Människan vill göra sig till herre över naturkrafterna.
  4. Lord

    capitalized · common-gender · often
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish hærre, hærra, from Old Norse herri, herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). Hēr originally meant "grey-haired, old", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), and Old Norse hárr.

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