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oor

See also: Oor, oor-, and òòr

Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch oor (“ear”), from Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

Noun

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oor (plural ore, diminutive oortjie)

  1. ear

Etymology 2

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From Dutch over, from Middle Dutch over, from Old Dutch *ovar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, from *upo.

Preposition

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oor

  1. over, above
  2. beyond, across
  3. about, concerning
  4. because of
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Conjunction

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oor

  1. because
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Cornish

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Alternative forms

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  • (Common Cornish) oer

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From Old Cornish oir, from Proto-Celtic *ougros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ-. Compare Welsh oer.

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Adjective

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oor (comparative òrra, superlative an òrra)

  1. bitterly cold, freezing, frigid

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References

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  • 2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.486)

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-. Compare German Ohr, West Frisian ear, English ear, Danish øre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: oor
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

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oor n (plural oren, diminutive oortje n)

  1. ear
  2. handle (of cup, mug)

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: oor
  • Jersey Dutch: ôr
  • Negerhollands: oor, hoor, ho

Dutch Low Saxon

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Etymology

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From Low German Ohr.

Noun

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oor

  1. ear

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  • German Low German: Or

Manx

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Etymology

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From Middle English houre (or via Anglo-Norman), from Latin hōra. Certainly did not descend from Old Irish úar, but both the Manx and Old Irish terms are ultimately from the same source.

Noun

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oor f (genitive singular oor, plural ooryn)

  1. hour

Middle English

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Noun

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oor

  1. Alternative form of ore (“ore”)

Scots

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle English houre.

Noun

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oor (plural oors)

  1. hour

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Pronoun

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oor

  1. Alternative form of our

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Solon

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Noun

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oor

  1. steam

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  • Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, from Proto-West Germanic *unsar.

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Determiner

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oor

  1. our
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 28:
      Sank Joan is oor brover.
      St. John is our brother.
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 84:
      Yerstey w'had a baree, gist ing oor hoane,
      Yesterday we had a goal just in our hand.
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 86:
      Yith w'had any lhuck, oor naame wode b' zung,
      If we had any luck, our name would have been sung

Derived terms

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References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 60
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