hoar

hoar · noun, adjective, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)ḱeh₃-“grey, dark”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hairaz“grey”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*hair
4. Old English · inherited fromhār“hoar, hoary, grey, old”
5. Middle English · inherited fromhor
6. English todayhoar

From Middle English hor, hore, from Old English hār (“hoar, hoary, grey, old”), from Proto-West Germanic *hair, from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“grey, dark”). Cognate with German hehr (“noble, sublime”), Herr (“sir, gentleman”), Scottish Gaelic ciar (“dusky”), and Russian се́рый (séryj, “grey”).

Hoar · proper noun²

1. Old English · derived fromōra“edge, brink”
2. English todayHoar

* As an English surname, from the adjective hoar (“greyish white”). * Also as an English surname, from Ore in Sussex, or its source Old English ōra (“edge, brink”). Compare Middle English Hore.

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