hærra

Hærra is a term that appears in some North Germanic language varieties as a dialectal or historical variant of the comparative degree of adjectives meaning "high" or "tall." It is not a standard word in modern Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, or Faroese, but can appear in regional dialects or older texts. In those contexts, hærra is generally understood as a form used to compare two elevations or intensities, akin to "higher" or "more high," though the exact spelling and pronunciation vary by language and era. The etymology traces back to the common Germanic root for "high" seen across Nordic languages, with regional inflectional patterns shaping forms such as hærri, högre, höjre in different languages.

In addition to its linguistic usage, hærra may appear as a proper noun in some small communities or historical records, though such uses are rare and not standardized.

Scholars discuss hærra primarily in studies of historical orthography, dialectal variation, and the development of degree words in North Germanic languages. See also related terms such as hár and hærri, and the general notion of comparative adjectives across Nordic languages.