"herne" meaning in Middle English

See herne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛrn(ə)/, /ˈhirn(ə)/, /ˈhurn(ə)/, /ˈhuːrn(ə)/, /ˈhiːrn(ə)/, /ˈheːrn(ə)/, /ˈhyrn(ə)/ [SW-England], /ˈhyːrn(ə)/ [SW-England] Forms: hernes [plural], hurnen [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English hyrne, from Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|hyrne|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English hyrne, {{inh+|enm|ang|hyrne}} Inherited from Old English hyrne, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hurnijā}} Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hurnijǭ}} Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} herne, {{enm-noun|pl=hernes|pl2=hurnen}} herne (plural hernes or hurnen)
  1. A hirn (corner, nook, or angle) Categories (place): Places
    Sense id: en-herne-enm-noun-enm:corner Disambiguation of Places: 18 19 23 18 18 4
  2. A refuge; a location of safety where one hides. Categories (place): Places
    Sense id: en-herne-enm-noun-UhjoMkRD Disambiguation of Places: 18 19 23 18 18 4
  3. (rare) The lowest or deepest part of something; especially Hell. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Christianity Categories (place): Places
    Sense id: en-herne-enm-noun-77YKglJf Disambiguation of Christianity: 18 4 42 5 27 4 Disambiguation of Places: 18 19 23 18 18 4
  4. (rare) A location or portion, especially one that is remote. Tags: rare Categories (place): Places
    Sense id: en-herne-enm-noun-NeLMYGh7 Disambiguation of Places: 18 19 23 18 18 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heorne, heryn, hirn, hirne, huiren, hurne, huyrne, hyrne, hyron Derived forms: hirnestan
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} herne
  1. Alternative form of heron (“heron”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heron (extra: heron) Categories (place): Places
    Sense id: en-herne-enm-noun-IwgBnybd Disambiguation of Places: 18 19 23 18 18 4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 5 19 7 41 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 5 18 8 45 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun}} herne
  1. Alternative form of heren (“theirs”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heren (extra: theirs)
    Sense id: en-herne-enm-pron-T4~DJa1m Categories (other): Middle English pronouns
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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