hegre

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hegri. Cognate with Danish hejre, Swedish häger, German Reiher, Dutch reiger, Italian aghirone, Spanish airon and French héron

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhêːɡɾe/

Noun

hegre m (definite singular hegren, indefinite plural hegrer, definite plural hegrene)

  1. a heron (bird of the family Ardeidae)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hegri

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²heːɡrə/

Noun

hegre m (definite singular hegren, indefinite plural hegrar, definite plural hegrane)

  1. a heron (bird of the family Ardeidae), also the egrets and bitterns

References
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