har

English

noun
Definitions
  • (dialectal) A hinge.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English harre inherited from Old English heorra (hinge, cardinal point) inherited from Proto-Germanic *herzô (hinge, door-hinge) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (jump, swing, move, sway, dance).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kerd-

Gloss

jump, swing, move, sway, dance

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

踊

Emoji
🐸 🦘

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