/ˈhɛrːa/
UppruniFrom Old Norse herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old Dutch hēriro, Old High German hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). Cognates include Danish, Norwegian and Swedish herre, Dutch heer, German Herr. The Old High German word originally meant “grey, grey-haired”, and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.
- masculinelord, master
- masculinethe Lord (God)
- masculinean honorific title for a bishop; Lord
- masculinean honorific title for a noble; Lord
- masculinean honorific title for the highest state officials, now especially the president, but also a sýslumaður (the local official of the state in each sýsla), ambassador, etc.; Excellency
- masculinemister (general honorific for a man, especially in writing; usually abbreviated: hr.)
- masculinea general deferential form of address to a male; sir
- masculinegentleman (general polite term for a male)
“dömur mínar og herrar” — Ladies and gentlemen.
- transitive, weakto knight or bestow nobility on
- transitive, weakto confer on someone the dignity of herra, allow someone to be called herra
- transitive, weakto address or refer to as herra (as should be done to bishops, etc.)
Beygingarherra(genitive, singular) · herrar(nominative, plural) · herra(indefinite, nominative, singular) · herrann(definite, nominative, singular) · herrar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · herrarnir(definite, nominative, plural) · herra(accusative, indefinite, singular) · herrann(accusative, definite, singular) · herra(accusative, indefinite, plural) · herrana(accusative, definite, plural) · herra(dative, indefinite, singular) · herranum(dative, definite, singular) · herrum(dative, indefinite, plural) · herrunum(dative, definite, plural) · herra(genitive, indefinite, singular) · herrans(definite, genitive, singular) · herra(genitive, indefinite, plural) · herranna(definite, genitive, plural) · herraði(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · herrað(supine)