en herre

herre in a sentence

• hundra meter herrar
  the men's hundred metres
• fyra lärda herrar
  four learned gentlemen
• Mina damer och herrar!
  Ladies and Gentlemen!
• Herren är min herde
  The Lord is my shepherd
• Vi talade med en äldre herre.
  We spoke to an older gentleman.
• gå till herrarnas
  go to the men's room [as a location]
• gå på herrarnas
  go to [and use] the men's room

Expressions

• herre Gud! (herregud!)
  My God!

Words built with herre

• herrskjorta men's shirt
• herrbastu men's sauna
• segerherre victor
• byggherre future owner of a building, property developer
• herrelös ownerless

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Origin

From Old Swedish hærre, hærra, from Old Norse herri, herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”).

Nearby common words

herre is number 473 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 469försökt tried
• 470trevligt nicely, pleasantly
• 471tio ten
• 472lever liver
• 474väga weigh
• 475gott good, well, good
• 476ihåg remember
• 477ben leg, bone