uhyre

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German unhure, ungehure, compare German Ungeheuer, = un- +‎ geheuer (“pleasant”). The adjective has a cognate in Old Norse hýrr (“pleasant, friendly”), from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuˌhyˀɐ], [ˈuˌhyːɐ]

Adjective

uhyre (uninflected)

1. enormous, huge, vast, immense

Adverb

uhyre

1. extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, immensely

Noun

uhyre n (singular definite uhyret, plural indefinite uhyrer)

1. a monster

References

• “uhyre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German unhure, ungehure.

Adjective

uhyre (singular and plural uhyre)

1. enormous, huge, immense, colossal, gigantic, tremendous

Adverb

uhyre

1. exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, tremendously, terribly

Noun

uhyre n (definite singular uhyret, indefinite plural uhyrer, definite plural uhyra or uhyrene)

1. a monster

Derived terms

• sjøuhyre

References

• “uhyre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• NAOB [1]

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German unhure, ungehure.

Adjective

uhyre (singular and plural uhyre)

1. enormous, huge, immense, colossal, gigantic, tremendous

Adverb

uhyre

1. exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, tremendously, terribly

Noun

uhyre n (definite singular uhyret, indefinite plural uhyre, definite plural uhyra)

1. a monster

Derived terms

• sjøuhyre

References

• “uhyre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.