ehr

ehr

1. Imperative singular of ehren.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of ehren.

• IPA^(key): /eːr/, /eːə/, /eːæ/

From Middle Low German êr, from Old Saxon ēr, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, originally a comparative form (= ‘earlier’). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌶 (áiriz), Old Norse ár (“early”) (adj.), árla (“early”) (adv.) (> Danish and Norwegian årle), Old High German ēr (German eher), Old Frisian ēr, Dutch eer.

• (in other dialects) eer, er

ehr

1. (in some dialects) ere, before

   Vertell (or: Tell) mi düt, ehr ik gah.

   Tell me this, before I go.

• IPA^(key): /ɛːr/, /ɛːə/, /ɛːæ/
• (mainly Eastern Frisian) IPA^(key): /eːr/, /eːə/

From Middle Low German ēr. Compare English her.

• (in East Frisian dialects, dative and possessive of se) hör
• (in some other dialects, including Low Prussian, dative and possessive of se) eer (er)

ehr

1. (personal) her (dative of se (she))

   Segg ehr dat!

   Say that to her! / Tell her that!

ehr

1. (possessive) her (possessive of se (she))

   Ehr Ogen sünd blau.

   Her eyes are blue.

ehr

1. (possessive) their (possessive of se (they))

   Ik heff ehr Gold stalen.

   I have stolen their gold.