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Middle English
Noun
hyrne
- Alternative form of herne (“corner”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Norwegian hyrni n, from Old Norse hyrna f, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).
Noun
hyrne n (definite singular hyrnet, indefinite plural hyrne, definite plural hyrna)
- corner
Etymology 2
Ultimately same as etymology 1
Noun
hyrne f (definite singular hyrna, indefinite plural hyrner, definite plural hyrnene)
- a horned animal
Synonyms
References
Old English
Etymology
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”), Old Norse hyrna. More at horn.
Pronunciation
Noun
hyrne f
- corner
- angle
Declension
Weak:
Descendants