hyrne

hyrne

Middle English

Noun

hyrne

1. Alternative form of herne (“corner”)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hʏrnə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Norwegian hyrni n, from Old Norse hyrna f, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱera(w)-, *ḱrū- (“horn”).

Noun

hyrne n (definite singular hyrnet, indefinite plural hyrne, definite plural hyrna)

1. corner

Etymology 2

Ultimately same as etymology 1

Noun

hyrne f (definite singular hyrna, indefinite plural hyrner, definite plural hyrnene)

1. a horned animal

Synonyms

• hyrning

References

• “hyrne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱera(w)-, *ḱrū- (“horn”). Cognate with Old Frisian herne (“horn, corner, angle”), Old Norse hyrna, Norwegian hyrna (“corner”), Icelandic hyrna (“point of an axehead, mountain peak”). More at horn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyrne/

Noun

hyrne f

1. horn
2. corner
3. angle

Declension

Declension of hyrne (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hyrne	hyrnan
accusative	hyrnan	hyrnan
genitive	hyrnan	hyrnena
dative	hyrnan	hyrnum

Descendants

• Middle English: herne, huirne, hirne, hyrne
• English: hern, hirn
• Scots: hirn