Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Norwegian hyrni n, from Old Norse hyrna f, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ ‎(“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱera(w)-, *ḱrū- ‎(“horn”).

Noun

hyrne n ‎(definite singular hyrnet, indefinite plural hyrne, definite plural hyrna)

1. corner

References

• “hyrne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Noun

hyrne f

1. horn
2. corner
3. angle

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: herne, huirne, hirne, hyrne
• English: hirn
• Scots: hirn