"herre" meaning in Middle English

See herre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: her [alternative], here [alternative]
Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|higher}} Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective form|altform=1}} herre
  1. comparative degree of heigh (“high”) Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: heigh (extra: high)
    Sense id: en-herre-enm-adj--n6OQmtz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Construction, Simple machines Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 37 5 5 16 2 9 7 4 4 11 Disambiguation of Construction: 25 8 8 11 2 18 9 6 7 7 Disambiguation of Simple machines: 48 4 4 16 4 9 6 2 3 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 8 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Adverb

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb|altform=1}} herre
  1. Alternative form of her (“here”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: her (extra: here)
    Sense id: en-herre-enm-adv-jMixryim
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Determiner

Head templates: {{head|enm|determiner|altform=1}} herre
  1. Alternative form of here (“her”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: here (extra: her)
    Sense id: en-herre-enm-det-s7u7ZDUG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛr(ə)/, /ˈhar(ə)/ Forms: herris [plural], herren [plural], har [alternative], harre [alternative], her [alternative], horre [alternative], heorre [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: From Old English heorr, heorra, from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge; door-hinge”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|heorr}} Old English heorr, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*herzô||hinge; door-hinge}} Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge; door-hinge”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} herre, {{enm-noun|herris|pl2=herren}} herre (plural herris or herren)
  1. hinge (device a door pivots on) Synonyms: gemow, henge, hengel
    Sense id: en-herre-enm-noun-enm:hinge
  2. (rare) bar (of a door) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-herre-enm-noun-vhAj55sk
  3. (rare, figuratively) extreme point; extremity Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-herre-enm-noun-pRAA7M6T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Forms: herres [plural], herren [plural], herra [alternative], hærre [alternative], harre [alternative], here [alternative, Late-Middle-English], heri [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
Etymology: From Old English hearra and Middle Dutch hēre, both from Old High German hērro, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“gray”). Doublet of hor (“hoar”). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|ang|hearra}} Old English hearra, {{der|enm|dum|hēre}} Middle Dutch hēre, {{der|enm|goh|hērro}} Old High German hērro, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*hairaz||gray}} Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“gray”), {{doublet|enm|hor|t1=hoar}} Doublet of hor (“hoar”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} herre, {{enm-noun|herres|pl2=herren}} herre (plural herres or herren)
  1. lord, chief, master
    Sense id: en-herre-enm-noun-enm:lord
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} herre
  1. Alternative form of her (“hair”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: her (extra: hair)
    Sense id: en-herre-enm-noun-ADInVqOV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} herre
  1. Alternative form of here (“army”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: here (extra: army)
    Sense id: en-herre-enm-noun-Xb-nxPGI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|altform=1}} herre
  1. Alternative form of hire (“her”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hire (extra: her)
    Sense id: en-herre-enm-pron-Cl~xaKVk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈhar(ə)/"
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