See also: haren, harén, håren, and hæren

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German hæren, hærīn, from Old High German hārīn, from Proto-West Germanic *hārīn, equivalent to Haar (hair) +‎ -en. Cognate with English hairen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛːʁən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hä‧ren
  • Homophone: hehren (some speakers)

Adjective edit

hären (strong nominative masculine singular härener or (obsolete) härner, not comparable)

  1. (religion, else archaic, of clothes) made of hair (usually horse or goat)
    ein härenes Gewanda haircloth robe, a cilice

Usage notes edit

  • Now only current in the context of (chiefly historic) penitential garments.

Declension edit

Swedish edit

Noun edit

hären

  1. definite singular of här