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HERE

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§5; §47; §55; §156; §274; §278; §351; §353;
An army, a host, multitude, a large predatory band [it is the word which in the Chronicle is always used of the Danish force in England, while the English troops are always the fyrd], hence the word is used for devastation and robbery
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Etymology
[
Laym. Orm. here
:
Goth. harjis
:
O. Sax. heri
:
O. Frs. hiri, here
:
Icel. herr
:
O. H. Ger. hari, heri exercitus, agmen
:
Ger. heer
.]
Derived forms
æsc-, égor-, flot-, forþ-, gúþ-, inn-, ísern-, sin-, scip-, þeód-, út-, wæl-here
Linked entries
v.  hors-here flot-herge.
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  • HERE, n.