ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ

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Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-nó-m, from *ḱerh₂- (head, horn). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽 (haurn), Old English horn, more distantly with Latin cornū, Sanskrit शृङ्ग (ṡṛṅga, horn), Old Church Slavonic сръна (srŭna, roedeer), Hittite (surna, horn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ (hornan

  1. horn
    • c. 5th century, inscription on the Golden Horns of Gallehus:
      ᛖᚲᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ᛬ᚺᛟᛚᛏᛁᛃᚨᛉ᛬ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ᛬ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ᛬
      ekhlewagastiʀ:holtijaʀ:horna:tawido:
      I, Hlewagastiz Holtijaz, made horn

Descendants

  • Old Norse: horn
    • Icelandic: horn
    • Faroese: horn
    • Norn: honnj
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: horn, (dialectal) hønn
    • Norwegian Bokmål: horn
    • Old Swedish: horn
    • Danish: horn