hären

== German == === Alternative forms === haaren, harin (obsolete) === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈhɛːʁən/ Hyphenation: hä‧ren Homophone: hehren (some speakers) === Adjective === hären (strong nominative masculine singular härener or (obsolete) härner, not comparable) (religion, else archaic, of clothes) made of hair (usually horse or goat) ein härenes Gewand ― a haircloth robe, a cilice ==== Usage notes ==== Now only current in the context of (chiefly historic) penitential garments. ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === hären definite singular of här