hoere

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ.

Noun

hoere f

  1. whore, prostitute

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Dutch: hoer
    • Afrikaans: hoer
    • Negerhollands: hoer, hoerer, hurer, hu, huer
      • → Virgin Islands Creole: huur (dated)
    • → Sranan Tongo: huru
  • Limburgish: hoor

Further reading
  • “hoere”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hoere (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Adjective

hoere

  1. Alternative form of hor (“hoar”)

Determiner

hoere

  1. (chiefly Early Middle English and West Midlands) Alternative form of here (“their”)
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