Meanings
hearn1
- dialectalparticiplepastpast participle of hear
"'Tis a trifle early, but I hearn tell that lyin' makes people hungry."
1905, Charles Felton Pidgin, Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks2 more examples
I've hearn it said that when a man has eaten a hearty dinner, and goes to sleep with the hot sun pourin' right down on him, he's apt to see and hear a good many strange things before he wakes up.
1857, S. H. Hammond, Wild Northern ScenesLike enough he's hearn of that silver mine, and that's the reason he's after Johnnie."
1910, Grace MacGowan Cooke, The Power and the Glory
Hearn2
Origin
- Old Englishhyrne“river bend, hill recess”
- EnglishHearn
* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEachthighearna (literally “descendant of Eachthighearna”) from each (“horse”) + tighearna (“lord, master”). * As an Irish surname, also from Ó hUidhrín; see Herron. * As an English surname, spelling variant of Heron. * As an English surname, from Old English hyrne (“river bend, hill recess”). * As an English surname, related to the root of horn. * As an English surname, named after Herne in Bedfordshire, from Old English hær (“stone”).
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hearn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearn
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