herra

Icelandic

/ˈhɛrːa/

noun
Definitions
  • lord, master
  • the Lord (God)
  • an honorific title for a bishop; Lord
  • an honorific title for a noble; Lord
  • an honorific title for the highest state officials, now especially the president, but also a sýslumaður (sýslumaður) (the local official of the state in each sýsla (sýsla)), ambassador, etc.; Excellency
  • mister (general honorific for a man, especially in writing; usually abbreviated: hr. (hr.))
  • a general deferential form of address to a male; sir
  • gentleman general polite term for a male

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse herra (lord, king) derived from Old Saxon hērro derived from Old Dutch hēriro derived from Old High German hērro (master) derived from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (grey, distinguished, gray, old, aged).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hairaz

Gloss

grey, distinguished, gray, old, aged

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

古, 老

Emoji
🐨

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