Hornung

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German hornunc, Old High German hornung. Compare Pennsylvania German Hanning, Old English hornungsunu (bastard), Frankish hōrni(n)g.

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Noun

Hornung m (strong, genitive Hornunges or Hornungs, plural Hornunge)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) February
    Synonyms: Februar, (Austria) Feber, Schmelzmond, Taumond, Taumonat
    • 1789, Friedrich Schiller, Der Geisterseher, page 15:
      Eine mahlerische Landschaft, die mit jeder Krümmung des Flusses sich an Reichthum und Schönheit zu übertreffen schien — der heiterste Himmel, der mitten im Hornung einen Maientag bildete — reizende Gärten und geschmackvolle Landhäuser ohne Zahl, []
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