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German
Etymology
From Middle High German harren, further origin is unclear. Popularised by Luther. Perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German harren, harden (“to wait, await”), from Old Saxon *hardōn (“to become hard, harden, be steadfast, await”), from Proto-West Germanic *hardēn (“to become hard, endure, wait, persevere”), related to Old High German hartēn (“to harden, await, endure, be steadfast”). Cognate with German Low German harren (“to await”), Saterland Frisian häide (“to endure, bear”), Middle Dutch verharren (“to be or become overly firm”).
Pronunciation
Verb
harren (weak, third-person singular present harrt, past tense harrte, past participle geharrt, auxiliary haben)
- (higher register) to await patiently
- with resignation or humility
- Synonyms: (more general) erwarten, sich fügen
Er harrte seines Schicksals.- He patiently awaited his fate.
Wir harren der Dinge, die da kommen.- We await whatever may come.
- (dated) with longingness or hopefulness
- Synonym: warten/hoffen auf
Ich harre meines Vaters.- I am waiting for my father.
2023, Benjamin Steffen, “Schon wieder keine Abfahrt in Zermatt: War es das mit dem Männer-Weltcup am Matterhorn?”, in Neue Zürcher Zeitung:Dieses länderübergreifende Rennen von der Schweiz nach Italien bleibt ein Phantom. 2020 euphorisch ausgerufen, harrt es noch immer der Premiere.- This cross-border race from Switzerland to Italy remains a phantom. Euphorically proclaimed in 2020, it is still in await of its premiere.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
harren (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
harren (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “harren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “harren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “harren” in Duden online
- “harren” in OpenThesaurus.de
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
harren m
- definite singular of harr
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
harren m
- definite singular of harr
West Frisian
Pronoun
harren
- object of sy (“they”)
Determiner
harren
- Alternative form of har (“their”)