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ehr

1. singular imperative of ehren
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of ehren

• IPA^(key): /eːr/, /eːə/, /eːæ/

From Middle Low German êr, from Old Saxon ēr, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (= ‘earlier’).

Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃 (airis), Old Norse ár (“early”, adjective), árla (“early”, adverb) (> Danish and Norwegian årle), Old High German ēr (German eher), Old Frisian ēr, Dutch eer.

• eer, er

• IPA^(key): /ɛːr/, /ɛːə/, /ɛːæ/
• (mainly Eastern Frisian) IPA^(key): /eːr/, /eːə/

ehr

1. (in some dialects) ere, before

   Vertell (or: Tell) mi düt, ehr ik gah. ― Tell me this, before I go.

From Middle Low German ēr, from Old Saxon *hiro, from Proto-Germanic *hezōi. Compare English her.

• (East Frisian, dative and possessive of se) hör
• (dative and possessive of se) ähr, är, ȩr, eer, er

ehr

1. (personal) her (dative of se (she))

   Segg ehr dat!

   Say that to her! / Tell her that!

ehr

1. (possessive) her (possessive of se (she))

   Ehr Ogen sünd blau.

   Her eyes are blue.

ehr

1. (possessive) their (possessive of se (they))

   Ik heff ehr Gold stalen.

   I have stolen their gold.