hyrni

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare horn (a horn).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hyrni n (genitive singular hyrnis, no plural)

  1. (biochemistry) keratin
    Synonyms: hornefni, keratín

Declension[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

  • horngerð (keratinization, cornification, hornification)

Middle Norwegian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hyrna f, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ.

Noun[edit]

hyrni n

  1. corner

Descendants[edit]

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjørne, hyrne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjørne

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

[hyrni n]

  1. plural definite of hyrne