hjir

Meaning

here

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɪr/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: hīr

In summary

From Old Frisian hīr, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr.

Sentences

Doe wie hjir dus noch heide.

Then there was still heath here.

Hjir sit noch in sleatsje achter .

There is still a ditch behind here.

Hjir giet it om leafde en ivige trou.

This is about love and eternal loyalty.

Dat hele tsjerkhôf is hjir yn de mar ferdwûn.

That whole graveyard has disappeared into the lake here.

Dan wie it hjir ien drokte fan heaweinen en meanmasines.

Then there was a rush of hay wagons and mining machines.

It doarp sil derfan opfleurje as de jonkhear hjir wer wennet.

The village will cheer up if the young man lives here again.