Hörn

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See also: hörn, Horn, horn, and hòrn

German Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German hoern, horne, hurn, from Old Saxon *hornia, *hurnia, from Proto-West Germanic *hurnijā, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ (hook, angle, corner), from Proto-Germanic *hurną (horn). Cognate with English hirn (nook, corner).

Noun

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Hörn n (plural Hörns)

  1. corner, nook, angle
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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hörn f (genitive Harnar)

  1. (poetic) one of the names of Freyja
  2. a female given name