hyrne

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hʏrnə/

Noun

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

1. corner

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (“horn, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱera(w)-, *ḱrū- (“horn”). Cognate with Old Frisian herne (“horn, corner, angle”), Old Norse hyrna, Norwegian hyrna (“corner”), Icelandic hyrna (“point of an axehead, mountain peak”). More at horn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyrne/

Noun

hyrne f

1. horn
2. corner
3. angle