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hern

noun
/hɜːn/

Etymology

From Middle English hiren, hirne, from the same source as her. The -n was added (especially in the speech of the Midlands and Southern England, starting in the 1300s) by analogy with mine and thine. (Compare ourn.) Displaced in standard speech by the -s form, hers, which see for more. Cognate with West Flemish heurn (“hern”).

  1. derived from *ḱerh₂-✻
  2. inherited from *hurnijō✻
  3. inherited from hyrne
  4. inherited from herne

Definitions

  1. Corner, nook.

  2. A recess beside a wide chimney-fireside.

  3. A corner of angular piece of land

    A corner of angular piece of land; a nook of land projecting into another district, parish, or field.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Hers

      Hers; her own.

    2. Heron.

    3. A surname.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA