# hær
## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse herr, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war”).

### Noun

hær c (singular definite hæren, plural indefinite hære)
* That branch of the armed forces concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations; the army.
    Synonym: armé
    Coordinate terms: flåde, søværn, luftvåben, flyvevåben
* (rare, chiefly historical) A large contingent of armed troops; often a tactical contingent within a larger military force.
    Synonym: armé
* The military as a whole; armed forces.
    Synonym: forsvar
* (figuratively) A multitude, especially of people or social animals working toward a common goal or purpose; an army, horde, swarm, host
    Synonyms: sværm, mængde

#### Hypernyms

* militær

#### Derived terms

* besættelseshær
* bondehær
* hærfører
* hærkommando
* hærledelse
* hærstyrke
* invasionshær
* oprørshær
* regeringshær
* rytterhær

#### Related terms

* hærge

## Middle English
### Noun

hær
* Alternative form of her (“hair”)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse herr.

### Noun

hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærer, definite plural hærene)
* (especially with definite article) That branch of the armed forces concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations; the army.
    Synonyms: landstridskrefter, armé, landkrigsmakt
    Coordinate terms: marine, sjøforsvaret, flyvåpen, luftforsvaret
* A large contingent of armed troops; often a tactical contingent within a larger military force.
    En bondehær rykte mot byen. ― A peasant army advanced on the city.
* The military as a whole; armed forces.
    Synonym: krigsmakt
    Hæren planlegger et statskupp. ― The military is plotting a coup.
* (figuratively) A multitude, especially of people or social animals working toward a common goal or purpose; an army, horde, swarm, host.
    Synonyms: sverm, mengde, armé
    Kadaveret ble strippet av en hær av maur. ― The carcass was stripped by an army of ants.

#### Derived terms

* bondehær
* englehær
* fiendehær
* hærskare
* hærstyrke
* hærta
* hærtjeneste
* hærverk
* leiehær
* mobiliseringshær
* skipshær
* stående hær

#### Collocations

* gjøre tjeneste i hæren ― to serve in the army; to do military service

### References

* “hær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “hær” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* (former reform[s] only): her

### Etymology

From Old Norse herr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hæːr/, /heːr/
* Homophone: her

### Noun

hær m (definite singular hæren, indefinite plural hærar, definite plural hærane)
* army
    Landet hadde den største hæren i området.The country had the largest army in the area.
* large/huge amount, flock
    Det kom ein heil hær av grashopper.A huge amount of grasshoppers came.

#### Derived terms

* hærskare
* hærstyrke
* hærta
* hærverk

### References

* “hær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old English
### Alternative forms

* hēr (Anglian)

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hār. Cognate with Old Saxon hār, Dutch haar, Old High German hār (German Haar), Old Norse hár (Swedish hår).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xæːr/, [hæːr]

### Noun

hǣr n (West Saxon)
* hair

#### Usage notes

When referring to someone's hair collectively, this word is often used in the plural: Sē ēadiga wæs blīðe on andwlitan, mid hwītum hǣrum ("The blessed man was cheerful in aspect, with white hair", lit. "hairs").

#### Declension

Strong a-stem:

#### Descendants

* Middle English: her
** English: hair
** Scots: hair, hayr, hare
** Yola: haar

## Pnar
### Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *hɛːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *hər ~ *həər. Cognate with Khmer ហើរ (haə).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hɛr/

### Verb

hær
* to fly