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hern

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7
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7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/hɜːn/

Definition of hern

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dialectal)Corner, nook.
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noun

  1. (dialectal)Corner, nook.
  2. (dialectal)A recess beside a wide chimney-fireside.
  3. (dialectal)A corner of angular piece of land; a nook of land projecting into another district, parish, or field.
  4. (dialectal, poetic)Heron.

pron

  1. (Appalachia, especially)Hers; her own.

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English herne, hyrne, from Old English hyrne (“corner”), from Proto-Germanic *hurnijō, *hurnijǭ (“projecting point, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Doublet of hirn. Further related to horn.

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