hirn

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word hirn. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word hirn, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say hirn in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word hirn you have here. The definition of the word hirn will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofhirn, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Hirn

English

Etymology

From Middle English hirne, herne, from Old English hyrne (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ is a diminutive form of *hurną, from which comes English horn.

Pronunciation

Noun

hirn (plural hirns)

  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Corner; nook; hiding-place.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

hirn

  1. Alternative form of herne (“corner”)

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English herne, hirne, from Old English hyrne (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).

Cognate with Old Frisian herne (“horn, corner, angle”), Norwegian hyrna (“corner”), Icelandic hyrna (“point of an axehead, mountain peak”). More at horn.

Noun

hirn (plural hirns)

  1. corner; nook
    To ilka hirn he takes his rout / And gangs just stavering about / In quest o'prey. — C. Keith.
  2. a hiding-place

Usage notes

  • Usually plural

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia