hyrne
Middle English edit
Noun edit
hyrne
- Alternative form of herne (“corner”)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Norwegian hyrni n, from Old Norse hyrna f, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).
Noun edit
hyrne n (definite singular hyrnet, indefinite plural hyrne, definite plural hyrna)
Etymology 2 edit
Ultimately same as etymology 1
Noun edit
hyrne f (definite singular hyrna, indefinite plural hyrner, definite plural hyrnene)
- a horned animal
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “hyrne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
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”), Old Norse hyrna. More at horn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hyrne f
Declension edit
Declension of hyrne (weak)