hore
Aromanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
hore f (plural hor, definite articulation hora)
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse hóra, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear, loved”).
Noun[edit]
hore c (singular definite horen, plural indefinite horer)
- whore (sexually promiscuous woman)
Declension[edit]
Verb[edit]
hore (imperative hor, infinitive at hore, present tense horer, past tense horede, perfect tense har horet)
References[edit]
- “hore” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Verb[edit]
hore
Anagrams[edit]
Maori[edit]
Noun[edit]
hore
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English hōre, from Proto-West Germanic *hōrā, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ. Cognate to Middle Dutch hoere, Middle Low German hôre, Middle High German huore, and Old Swedish hōra.
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- A whore (female prostitute)
- A whore (lascivious or adulterous woman)
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[1], published c. 1410, Apocalips 17:1, page 123r, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- And oon of þe ſeuene aungels cam· þat hadde ſeuene viols .· ⁊ ſpak wiþ me / ⁊ ſeide / come þou· I ſchal ſchewe to þee þe dampnacioun of þe greet hoꝛe· þat ſittiþ on manye watris.· wiþ which kyngis of erþe diden foꝛnicacioun
- And one of the seven angels (who had seven beakers) came and spoke with me, and said: "Come, I'll show you the damnation of the great whore, who sits by lots of water, and who the Earth's rulers engaged in adultery with."
- (rare) A people who are morally transgressive.
- (rare, derogatory) An insult used towards women.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “họ̄r(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-25.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English horu, horh, from Proto-West Germanic *hurhu, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwą.
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hore (uncountable)
- Muck, mud; that which is filthy or dirty.
- Iniquity, evil, sin; that which is morally foul.
- (rare, physiology) Phlegm or rheum.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “hōr(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.
Etymology 3[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hore
- Alternative form of har (“hoar”)
Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
hore
- Alternative form of her (“hair”)
Etymology 5[edit]
Determiner[edit]
hore
- (chiefly Early Middle English and West Midlands) Alternative form of here (“their”)
Etymology 6[edit]
Noun[edit]
hore
- Alternative form of ore (“oar”)
Etymology 7[edit]
Determiner[edit]
hore
- Alternative form of oure (“our”)
Etymology 8[edit]
Verb[edit]
hore
- Alternative form of horyen
Etymology 9[edit]
Verb[edit]
hore
- Alternative form of horen
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse hóra, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear, loved”).
Noun[edit]
hore f or m (definite singular hora or horen, indefinite plural horer, definite plural horene)
- a whore
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “hore” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
hore f (definite singular hora, indefinite plural horer, definite plural horene)
- a whore
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “hore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear, loved”). Compare Old High German huora (German Hure), Dutch hoer, Old Norse hóra (Danish hore, Swedish hora); compare also Latin carus (“dear”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hōre f
- whore, prostitute
- 996-7, Ælfric, Lives of Saints/Life of Saint Nicholas
- Ða wolde heora fæder læton heo beon horan þæt hi mihton his earme lif huru mid þan forðbringan.
- Then their father wanted to let her become a whore so that they might thereby sustain his wretched lifestyle.
- 996-7, Ælfric, Lives of Saints/Life of Saint Nicholas
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Old Irish[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
hore
- Alternative spelling of hóre
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hore f
- inflection of horă:
Slovak[edit]
Noun[edit]
hore f
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