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Old English · noun

hærn

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/xærn/
[hærˠn]
Syllables
xærn (1 syllable)
Modern English
harnharnsbrainbillowwave

hærn1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. wave; billow

  2. flood; sea

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of hærn
SingularPlural
Nominative hærnhærnahærne
Accusative hærnehærnahærne
Genitive hærnehærna
Dative hærnehærnum

hærn2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. brain

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of hærn
SingularPlural
Nominative hærnhærnas
Accusative hærnhærnas
Genitive hærneshærna
Dative hærnehærnum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From earlier hræn, from Proto-West Germanic *hraʀnu, from Proto-Germanic *hraznō, from Proto-Indo-European *krosnéh₂, from *kres- (“spring, wave”).

From Proto-West Germanic *herʀn, from Proto-Germanic *hersô.

Descendants

harn, harns

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