Origin of hoar
before 900; Middle English
hor, Old English
hār; cognate with Old Norse
hārr gray with age, Old Frisian
hēr gray, Old High German
hēr old (German
hehr august, sublime)
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British Dictionary definitions for hoar
hoar
/ (hɔː) /
noun
short for hoarfrost
adjective
rare
covered with hoarfrost
archaic a poetic variant of hoary
Word Origin for hoar
Old English
hār; related to Old Norse
hārr, Old High German
hēr, Old Slavonic
sěrǔ grey