English Explanatory Dictionary

hern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Corner, nook.
  2. A recess beside a wide chimney-fireside.
  3. A corner of angular piece of land; a nook of land projecting into another district, parish, or field.
pron
  1. Hers; her own.
noun
  1. Heron.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/hɜːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hern.wav

Word forms

hern herns herne hirn hirne hurn hurne hon her'n

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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