ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ

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Proto-Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-nó-m, from *ḱerh₂- (head, horn). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽 (haurn), Old English horn, more distantly with Latin cornū, Sanskrit शृङ्ग (ṡṛṅga, horn), Old Church Slavonic сръна (srŭna, roedeer), Hittite [script needed] (surna, horn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ (hornan

  1. horn
    • c. 5th century, inscription on the Golden Horns of Gallehus:
      ᛖᚲᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ᛬ᚺᛟᛚᛏᛁᛃᚨᛉ᛬ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ᛬ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ᛬
      ekhlewagastiʀ:holtijaʀ:horna:tawido:
      I, Hlewagastiz Holtijaz, made [the] horn

Descendants

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  • Old Norse: horn
    • Icelandic: horn
    • Faroese: horn
    • Norn: honnj
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: horn, (dialectal) hønn
    • Norwegian Bokmål: horn
    • Old Swedish: horn
    • Danish: horn