hirn

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UK/ˈhɜːn/US/ˈhɝn/

noun

Corner; nook; hiding-place.

OriginMiddle English hirne ← Old English hyrne ← Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā →
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Meanings

nounhirn (plural hirns)

plural hirns

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandUKdialectalCorner; nook; hiding-place.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
corner

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*hurnijǭ“horn, corner, angle”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hurnijā
  4. Old Englishhyrne“horn, corner, angle”
  5. Middle Englishhirne
  6. Englishhirn

From Middle English hirne, herne, from Old English hyrne (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ is a diminutive form of *hurną, from which comes English horn. Doublet of hern.

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APA

hirn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hirn

MLA

“hirn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hirn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hirn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hirn.

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