hærn

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją, *hirsniz (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-s-on-, from *ḱerh₂- (reduced *ḱr̥h₂-).

Noun

hærn m (nominative plural hærnas)

  1. brain
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hærn hærnas
accusative hærn hærnas
genitive hærnes hærna
dative hærne hærnum
Descendants
  • Scots: harn

Etymology 2

From earlier hræn, from Proto-West Germanic *hraʀnu, from Proto-Germanic *hraznō, from Proto-Indo-European *krosnéh₂, from *kres- (“spring, wave”).

Noun

hærn f (nominative plural hærna or hærne)

  1. wave, billow
  2. flood, sea
Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hærn hærna, hærne
accusative hærne hærna, hærne
genitive hærne hærna
dative hærne hærnum
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