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German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German hoern, horne, hurn, from Old Saxon *hornia, *hurnia, from Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“hook, angle, corner”), from Proto-Germanic *hurną (“horn”). Cognate with English hirn (“nook, corner”).
Noun
Hörn n (plural Hörns)
- corner, nook, angle
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hörn f (genitive Harnar)
- (poetic) one of the names of Freyja
- a female given name