hern

See also: Hern and her'n

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɜːn/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n

Etymology 1

From Middle English herne, hyrne, from Old English hyrne (“corner”), from Proto-Germanic *hurnijō, *hurnijǭ (“projecting point, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱera(w)-, *ḱrū- (“horn”). More at hirn.

Noun

hern (plural herns)

(obsolete or dialectal) Corner.

Etymology 2

From Middle English hiren, hirne, from the same source as her. The -n was added (especially in the speech of the Midlands and Southern England, starting in the 1300s) by analogy with mine and thine. (Compare ourn.) Displaced in standard speech by the -s form, hers, which see for more. Cognate with West Flemish heurn (“hern”).

Alternative forms

her'n

Pronoun

hern

(obsolete outside Britain and US dialectal, especially Appalachia) Hers; her own.

Etymology 3

Dialectal variant of heron.

Noun

hern (plural herns)

(dialectal or poetic) heron.
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 73:
  "Now for Swans & Ducks, and such like Birds of the Water, it is obvious to take notice how well they are fitted for that manner of life. For those that swim, their Feet are framed for it like a pair of Oars, their Claws being connected with a pretty broad Membrane; and their Necks are long, that they may dive deep enough into the water. As also the Neck of the Hern, and such like Fowl who live of Fishes, and are fain to frequent their Element, who walk on long stilts also like the people that dwell in the Marshes; but their Claws have no such Membranes, for they had been but a hindrance to those kind of Birds that onely wade in the water, and do not swim."

Anagrams

Hren

Cornish

Noun

hern f (singulative hernen)

pilchards, sardines

Derived terms

hern gwynn/hern gwydn

Middle English

Pronoun

hern

Alternative form of hiren

References

“hiren, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2018.

Pronoun

hern

Alternative form of heren (“theirs”)

References

“heren, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2018.

单词	hern
释义	hern See also: Hern and her'n English Pronunciation IPA^(key): /hɜːn/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n Etymology 1 From Middle English herne, hyrne, from Old English hyrne (“corner”), from Proto-Germanic hurnijō, hurnijǭ (“projecting point, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European ḱera(w)-, ḱrū- (“horn”). More at hirn. Noun hern (plural herns) (obsolete or dialectal) Corner. Etymology 2 From Middle English hiren, hirne, from the same source as her. The -n was added (especially in the speech of the Midlands and Southern England, starting in the 1300s) by analogy with mine and thine. (Compare ourn.) Displaced in standard speech by the -s form, hers, which see for more. Cognate with West Flemish heurn (“hern”). Alternative forms her'n Pronoun hern (obsolete outside Britain and US dialectal, especially Appalachia) Hers; her own. Etymology 3 Dialectal variant of heron. Noun hern (plural herns) (dialectal or poetic) heron. 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 73: "Now for Swans & Ducks, and such like Birds of the Water, it is obvious to take notice how well they are fitted for that manner of life. For those that swim, their Feet are framed for it like a pair of Oars, their Claws being connected with a pretty broad Membrane; and their Necks are long, that they may dive deep enough into the water. As also the Neck of the Hern, and such like Fowl who live of Fishes, and are fain to frequent their Element, who walk on long stilts also like the people that dwell in the Marshes; but their Claws have no such Membranes, for they had been but a hindrance to those kind of Birds that onely wade in the water, and do not swim." Anagrams Hren Cornish Noun hern f (singulative hernen) pilchards, sardines Derived terms hern gwynn/hern gwydn Middle English Pronoun hern Alternative form of hiren References “hiren, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2018. Pronoun hern Alternative form of heren (“theirs”) References “heren, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2018.
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