"hirn" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɜːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɝn/ [General-American] Forms: hirns [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hirne}} Middle English hirne, {{m|enm|herne}} herne, {{inh|en|ang|hyrne|t=horn, corner, angle}} Old English hyrne (“horn, corner, angle”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hurnijā}} Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hurnijǭ|t=horn, corner, angle}} Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱerh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-, {{noncog|gem-pro|*hurnijǭ}} Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ, {{m|gem-pro|*hurną}} *hurną, {{noncog|en|horn}} English horn Head templates: {{en-noun}} hirn (plural hirns)
  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Corner; nook; hiding-place. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal

Inflected forms

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