# herre
## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Saxon hērro, cognate with German Herr, Old High German hēriro, hērro. The comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). The 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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hɛrə/, [ˈhaɐ̯ɐ]

### Noun

herre c (singular definite herren, plural indefinite herrer)
* (formal) gentleman (an adult male)
* (formal) mister (a formal address of an adult male)
    in the indefinite and with a name always in the short form hr.
* (historical) lord (a male person that rules in an area)
* master (the owner of an animal or, historically, a human slave)

#### Derived terms

* bordherre
* borgherre
* bygherre
* feltherre
* herrebekendtskab
* herrecykel
* herredømme
* herreekvipering
* herrefodbold
* herrefolk
* herrefrisør
* herrefrokost
* herregud
* herregård
* herrehold
* herrehåndbold
* herrejakke
* herrekamp
* herreklip
* herreklipning
* herremagasin
* herremand
* herremode
* herrens
* herreside
* herresko
* herreskrædder
* herrestrømpe
* herresæde
* herretoilet
* herretur
* herretøj
* herreur
* herreværrelse
* herskab
* herske
* husherre
* kammerherre
* koloniherre
* krigsherre
* nådigherre
* rådsherre
* sejrherre
* slotsherre
* tempelherre
* vorherre

### Adverb

herre
* (informal) very
** 2013, Katinka Maya Vår, Valget træffes, Katinkamaya forlag, →ISBN:”Godt nok er han herre lækker, men chefens søn plejer trods alt ikke at have så voldsom en effekt på pigerne.””He may be really hot, but despite this, the boss' son does not usually have such violent an effect on the girls.”

#### Synonyms

* mega
* super

#### Derived terms

* herredum
* herredyr
* herreflot
* herregod
* herrenice

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

From Old English heorr, heorra, from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge; door-hinge”).

#### Alternative forms

* har, harre, her, horre
* heorre (Early Middle English)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɛr(ə)/, /ˈhar(ə)/

#### Noun

herre (plural herris or herren)
* hinge (device a door pivots on)
    Synonyms: gemow, henge, hengel
* (rare) bar (of a door)
* (rare, figuratively) extreme point; extremity

##### Descendants

* English: har, harr, harre
* Scots: harr, herre, har
* Yola: harr, har

#### References

* “herre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 2

From Old English hearra and Middle Dutch hēre, both from Old High German hērro, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“gray”). Doublet of hor (“hoar”).

#### Alternative forms

* herra, hærre, harre
* here, heri (Late Middle English)

#### Noun

herre (plural herres or herren)
* lord, chief, master

##### Descendants

* English: her, here
* Scots: her, here, heir

#### References

* “herre, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

herre
* Alternative form of her (“hair”)

### Etymology 4
#### Noun

herre
* Alternative form of here (“army”)

### Etymology 5
#### Pronoun

herre
* Alternative form of hire (“her”)

### Etymology 6
#### Adverb

herre
* Alternative form of her (“here”)

### Etymology 7
#### Determiner

herre
* Alternative form of here (“her”)

### Etymology 8
#### Adjective

herre
* Alternative form of here: comparative degree of he (“high”)

## Middle High German
### Etymology

Inherited from Old High German hēriro, hērro (“grey, grey-haired”), the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”).

### Noun

hērre or hërre m
* master, lord

#### Descendants

* German: Herr

### References

* Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “hêrre”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhêɾe/

### Noun

herre m (definite singular herren, indefinite plural herrer, definite plural herrene)
* gentleman, man
    Han kler seg som en virkelig herre.He dresses like a real gentleman.
    Mine damer og herrer!Ladies and gentlemen.
* master, lord, ruler
    Knut den mektige var herre over Norge på 1000-tallet.Cnut the Great was ruler of Norway in the 11th century.

#### Derived terms

* herr
* Herre
* herreavdeling
* herredømme
* herregård
* herremann
* herremiddag
* herremåltid
* herretoalett
* seierherre

### References

* “herre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* ↑ Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 286

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse herra, herri, 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”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²hær.rə/

#### Noun

herre m (definite singular herren, indefinite plural herrar, definite plural herrane)
* gentleman, man
    Mine damer og herrar!Ladies and gentlemen!
* master, lord, ruler

##### Derived terms

* herr
* Herre
* herreavdeling
* herredømme
* herremann
* herremiddag
* herremåltid
* herretoalett

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse hérna.

#### Alternative forms

* herne

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhær.rə/

#### Determiner

herre
* this
    Synonym: denne
    Coordinate term: derre

### References

* ↑ Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 286
* “herre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²hɛrːɛ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

herre c
* a man, a gentleman, a sir (respected man, respectful way to refer to a man)
    mina damer och herrar(my) ladies and gentlemen
    Vi talade med en äldre herreWe spoke to an older gentleman
    I fjol så gick jag med herrarna i hagenLast year I went with the men in the pasture (traditional song)
    Hon fick herrbesök igårShe had a gentleman caller (male visitor) yesterday ("She got gentleman visit yesterday" – tongue-in-cheek implies a romantic liaison)
** (Can we date this quote?), traditional (lyrics and music), “I fjol så gick jag med herrarna i hagen [Last year I went with the men in the pasture]”, in Skillingtryck [Broadside ballads]‎, performed by Hootenanny Singers:I fjol så gick jag med herrarna i hagen. Ja, ja, med herrarna i hagen. Ja, med herrarna i hagen. I år har jag något som sparkar i magen. Aj, aj, som sparkar i magen. Aj, som sparkar i magen.Last year I went with the men in the pasture. Yes, yes, with the men in the pasture. Yes, with the men in the pasture. This year I have something that kicks in my belly. Ow, ow, that kicks in my belly. Ow, that kicks in my belly.
** 1974, Björn Afzelius (lyrics and music), “En kungens man [A man of the king [literally, "A the-king's man"]]”‎:Då möter hon en herre, på en häst med yvig man. Han säger: "Jag är kungens man, så jag tar vad jag vill ha. Och du är alltför vacker, för att inte ha nån [någon] man. Följ med mig in i skogen [så] ska jag visa vad jag kan."Then she meets a man ["gentleman," "sir," or "lord" sounds off in tone here], on a horse with a bushy mane. He says: "I am a man of the king, so I take what I want. And you are much too beautiful, to not have a man. Come with me into the forest and I will show you what I can do [show what I can]."
* a lord, a master ((male) person with more or less unrestricted authority over another person or group of people (or having control over a thing, by extension))
    folk och herrarpeople and lords
    slavens herrethe master of the slave
    vara sin egen herrebe one's own master (idiomatic)
    Ja, min herre och mästare. Säg vad jag ska göra så gör jag det, ty du är herre över mig.Yes, my lord and master. Tell me what to do and I will do it, for you are the master of [over] me.
    Skeletor vill bli herre över universumSkeletor wants to become the master of [over] the universe
    Människan vill göra sig till herre över naturkrafterna[The] man wants to make himself master of [over] the forces of nature
    Ingen kan tjäna två herrarNo man can serve two masters (Matthew 6:24)
* (when capitalized: Herren) The Lord
    HERREN är min herde, mig skall intet fattasThe LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want. (Psalms 23:1)

#### Derived terms

* domherre
* egendomsherre
* herradöme
* herravdelning
* herravälde
* herrbastu
* herrbekant
* herrbesök
* herrbetjänt
* herrbyxor
* herrcykel
* herrdubbel
* herredag
* herrefolk
* herregud
* herrekipering
* herreklass+
* herrelös
* herrelöshet
* herreman
* herremoral
* herremöte
* herresäte
* herrfinal
* herrfrisör
* herrgård
* herrhatt
* herridrott
* herrklass
* herrklubb
* herrkläder
* herrknäppning
* herrkonfektion
* herrlag
* herrlandslag
* herrmiddag
* herrmode
* herrpyjamas
* herrsenior
* herrsida
* herrsingel
* herrskap
* herrskjorta
* herrsko
* herrskräddare
* herrstafett
* herrsällskap
* herrtidning
* herrtoalett
* herrum
* herrunderkläder
* herrur
* krigsherre

#### Related terms

* Herran
* herr

#### See also

* gentleman

### References

* herre in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* herre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* herre in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* ↑ Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 286