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Her vs Herl - What's the difference?

her | herl |

As nouns the difference between her and herl

is that her is while herl is (obsolete) a strand of hair.

As a verb her

is (lb).

her

English

(wikipedia her)

Alternative forms

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Determiner

  • Belonging to her.
  • This is her book

    Pronoun

  • The form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc.
  • Give it to her (after preposition)
    He wrote her a letter (indirect object)
    He treated her for a cold (direct object)
  • * February 1896 , Ground-swells'', by Jeannette H. Walworth, published in ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine ; page 183:
  • "Then what became of her ?"
    "Her'? Which ‘'''her'''’? The park is full of ‘' hers ’."
    "The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff."

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    herl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A strand of hair
  • The fibrous shaft or barb of a feather (especially that of the ostrich or peacock) used to make artificial flies for angling
  • An artificial fly made with this barb
  • References

    *OED 2nd edition 1989

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