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hærn

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją, *hirsniz (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-s-on-, from *ḱerh₂- (reduced *ḱr̥h₂-).

Noun

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hærn m (nominative plural hærnas)

  1. brain
Declension
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Declension of hærn (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hærn hærnas
accusative hærn hærnas
genitive hærnes hærna
dative hærne hærnum
Descendants
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  • Scots: harn

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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hærn f (nominative plural hærna or hærne)

  1. wave, billow
  2. flood, sea
Declension
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Declension of hærn (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hærn hærna, hærne
accusative hærne hærna, hærne
genitive hærne hærna
dative hærne hærnum
Derived terms
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