ehr
- singularimperative ofehren
- (colloquial)first-personsingularpresent ofehren
FromMiddle Low Germanêr, fromOld Saxonēr, fromProto-West Germanic*aiʀu, fromProto-Germanic*airiz, originally a comparative form (= ‘earlier’).
Cognate withGothic𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃(airis),Old Norseár(“early”,adjective),árla(“early”,adverb) (>Danish andNorwegianårle),Old High Germanēr (Germaneher),Old Frisianēr,Dutcheer.
- IPA(key): /ɛːr/,/ɛːə/,/ɛːæ/
- (mainly Eastern Frisian)IPA(key): /eːr/,/eːə/
ehr
- (in some dialects)ere,before
- Vertell(or:Tell) mi düt,ehr ik gah. ―Tell me this,before I go.
FromMiddle Low Germanēr, fromOld Saxon*hiro, fromProto-Germanic*hezōi.CompareEnglishher.
ehr
- (personal)her(dative ofse (she))
Seggehr dat!- Say that toher! / Tellher that!
ehr
- (possessive)her (possessive ofse (she))
Ehr Ogen sünd blau.- Her eyes are blue.
ehr
- (possessive)their (possessive ofse (they))
Ik heffehr Gold stalen.- I have stolentheir gold.