hegre

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk hegre.

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

Alternative forms

  • higre, heigre, hegr, heiri (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse hegri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hɛɡrə/, /²hɛɪrə/

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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