1) [heer]. An army or host. The OldEngl. word was applied to the Danish *Viking invaders of the 9c, while the English defenders were named *fyrd. In AS law a here was a band of robbers, 35 or more strong, a sense which was transferred to the force of Danish invaders. In Edgar's law code of 962, the word here had come to apply to inhabitants of the Danish settlements in general, without military connotation.
2) Hair-cloth, a *hair shirt. [< OldEngl. hare = hair-cloth, sackcloth] -
Cf. Hards
Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.