hirn

== English == === Etymology === 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. Doublet of hern. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɝn/ === Noun === hirn (plural hirns) (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Corner; nook; hiding-place. === Anagrams === rhin- == Middle English == === Noun === hirn alternative form of herne (“corner”) == Scots == === Alternative forms === hirne, hyrn, hyrne === Etymology === 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 === hirn (plural hirns) corner; nook To ilka hirn he takes his rout / And gangs just stavering about / In quest o'prey. — C. Keith. a hiding-place ==== Usage notes ==== Usually plural ==== Derived terms ==== hirnek