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hér

  • adjective
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Grammar
hér, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§5; §125; §163; §558;
Noble, excellent, honourable, holy, sublime
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  • Gehýr ðis hére spel [herrespel, Thorpe],

    hear this noble lay,

    • Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 32; Sch. 37.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. hér
:
O. H. Ger. hér, hére almus, sanctus, magnificus
:
Ger. hehr
.]
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v.  hér-.
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  • hér, adj.