hären

See also: haren, harén, håren, and hæren

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German hæren, hærīn, from Old High German hārīn, from Proto-West Germanic *hārīn, equivalent to Haar (hair) + -en. Cognate with English hairen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛːʁən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hä‧ren
  • Homophone: hehren (some speakers)

Adjective

hären (strong nominative masculine singular härener or (obsolete) härner, not comparable)

  1. (religion, else archaic, of clothes) made of hair (usually horse or goat)
    ein härenes Gewanda haircloth robe, a cilice

Usage notes

  • Now only current in the context of (chiefly historic) penitential garments.

Declension

Swedish

Noun

hären

  1. definite singular of här
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