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German
Etymology
From Middle High German harren, further origin is unclear. Popularised by Luther.
Pronunciation
Verb
harren (weak, third-person singular present harrt, past tense harrte, past participle geharrt, auxiliary haben)
- (higher register) to await (some event) with patience, resignation, 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.
- (rare, archaic) to wait for
- Synonym: warten auf
Ich harre meines Vaters.- I am waiting for my father.
Usage notes
- Chiefly construed with a genitive object, as above. Alternatively it may be construed with auf + accusative.
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”)