hyrne

Middle English

Noun

hyrne

1. Alternative form of herne (“corner”)

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 *ḱerh₂- (“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.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).

Cognate with Old Frisian herne (“horn, corner, angle”), Old Norse hyrna. More at horn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxyr.ne/, [ˈhyrˠ.ne]

Noun

hyrne f

1. corner
2. angle

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	hyrne	hyrnan
accusative	hyrnan	hyrnan
genitive	hyrnan	hyrnena
dative	hyrnan	hyrnum

Descendants

• Middle English: herne, heorne, heryn, hirn, hirne, huiren, hurne, huyrne, hyrne, hyron
  • English: hern, hirn
  • Scots: hirn