høre

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See also: hore, hóre, and höre

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish høræ, from Old Norse heyra, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, cognate with Swedish höra, English hear, German hören. The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti, which is also the source of Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhøːʁə/, [ˈhøːɐ], [ˈhøːɒ̽]

Verb[edit]

høre (past tense hørte, past participle hørt)

  1. to hear (to perceive with the ears)
  2. to learn (to be told)
  3. to belong to (to be a natural part of something, with the preposition til)
  4. to belong under, come under (to be under the jurisdiction of somebody, with the preposition under)

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Danish høre, from Old Norse heyra, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Verb[edit]

høre (imperative hør, present tense hører, passive høres, simple past hørte, past participle hørt, present participle hørende)

  1. to hear
    høre på radio - listen to the radio
    høre til - belong to (see also tilhøre)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Verb[edit]

høre (present tense hører, past tense hørde or hørte, past participle hørt, present participle hørande, imperative hør)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of høyra