her

det

Etymology: From Middle English here, hir, hire, from Old English hire (“her”), from Proto-Germanic *hezōi (dative singular of *hijō). Cognate with North Frisian hör, Saterland Frisian hier, hiere (“her”), West Frisian har (“her”), Dutch haar (“her”), German Low German hör (“her”), German ihr (“her”).

1. Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

   “This is her book”

   “Prodigal in everything, summer spreads her blessings with lavish unconcern, and waving her magic wand across the landscape of the world, she bids the sons of men to enter in [...]”

2. Belonging to a person of unspecified gender (to counterbalance the traditional "his" in this sense).

   “Begin by having students choose a short poem to memorize; they will enjoy searching the library for a poem that appeals to them. If a student wishes to memorize her poem and share it aloud with the rest of the class, suggest a buddy system.”

name

1. Abbreviation of Hercules.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English here, hir, hire, from Old English hire (“her”), from Proto-Germanic *hezōi (dative singular of *hijō). Cognate with North Frisian hör, Saterland Frisian hier, hiere (“her”), West Frisian har (“her”), Dutch haar (“her”), German Low German hör (“her”), German ihr (“her”).

1. A female person or animal.

   “I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her.”

   “[…] daring dizzying passages in other, fleeting and passionate dwellings within the hims and hers whom she inhabits […]”

pron

Etymology: From Middle English here, hir, hire, from Old English hire (“her”), from Proto-Germanic *hezōi (dative singular of *hijō). Cognate with North Frisian hör, Saterland Frisian hier, hiere (“her”), West Frisian har (“her”), Dutch haar (“her”), German Low German hör (“her”), German ihr (“her”).

1. The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.

   “Give it to her (after preposition)”

   “He wrote her a letter (indirect object)”