her

Meanings

1. 1
   pron

   The form of 'she' used as the object of a verb or preposition.

   I gave the book to her yesterday.

2. 2
   det

   Belonging to a female person or animal already mentioned.

   This is her book, not mine.

From Middle English here, hir, hire, from Old English hire (“her”), from Proto-Germanic *hezōi (dative and genitive 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”).

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