huer

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See also: Huer, hür, and Hür

English

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Etymology

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From hue +‎ -er.

Noun

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huer (plural huers)

  1. One who cries out or gives an alarm.
  2. A balker or conder; one who watches shoals of fish so that they can be caught.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for huer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

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Danish

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Noun

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huer c

  1. indefinite plural of hue

Verb

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huer

  1. present of hue

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French huer (to hoot), from Old French huer (to shout to frighten an animal, or to release dogs for a chase), probably from Old Norse *huta (to shout, make a noise). Compare Norwegian huta (to shout, make a noise, shout commands at a dog). More at houspiller.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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huer

  1. to boo

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French huer

Verb

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huer

  1. to cry out

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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huer m or f

  1. indefinite plural of hue (Etymology 1)

huer n

  1. indefinite plural of hue (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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huer f

  1. indefinite plural of hue

Old French

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Etymology

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Of interjectory/imitative origin, similar to the cry hue! (cry to horses), Dutch ju.

Verb

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huer

  1. to cry out

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.