See also: Hirn

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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hirn (plural hirns)

  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Corner; nook; hiding-place.

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Middle English

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Noun

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hirn

  1. Alternative form of herne (corner)

Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English herne, hirne, from Old English hyrne (horn, corner, angle), 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), Norwegian hyrna (corner), Icelandic hyrna (point of an axehead, mountain peak). More at horn.

Noun

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hirn (plural hirns)

  1. corner; nook
    To ilka hirn he takes his rout / And gangs just stavering about / In quest o'prey. — C. Keith.
  2. a hiding-place

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  • Usually plural

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