hegre

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === heire === Etymology === From Norwegian Nynorsk hegre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhêːɡɾe/ === Noun === hegre m (definite singular hegren, indefinite plural hegrer, definite plural hegrene) a heron (bird of the family Ardeidae) === References === “hegre” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “hegre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === higre, heigre, hegr, heiri (dialectal) === Etymology === From Old Norse hegri. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²hɛɡrə/, /²hɛɪrə/ === Noun === hegre m (definite singular hegren, indefinite plural hegrar, definite plural hegrane) a heron (bird of the family Ardeidae), also the egrets and bitterns === References === “hegre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. “hegre” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring