hyrni

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Icelandic

Etymology

Compare horn (a horn).

Pronunciation

Noun

hyrni n (genitive singular hyrnis, no plural)

  1. (biochemistry) keratin
    Synonyms: hornefni, keratín

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • horngerð (keratinization, cornification, hornification)

Middle Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse hyrna f, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ.

Noun

hyrni n

  1. corner

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjørne, hyrne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjørne

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

  1. definite plural of hyrne