hærn

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xærn/, [hærˠn]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

hærn m (nominative plural hærnas)

1. brain

Declension

Declension of hærn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hærn	hærnas
accusative	hærn	hærnas
genitive	hærnes	hærna
dative	hærne	hærnum

Descendants

• Scots: harn

Etymology 2

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

Noun

hærn f (nominative plural hærna or hærne)

1. wave, billow
2. flood, sea

Declension

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

• hærnflota