hären
German
Alternative forms
- haaren, harin (obsolete)
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/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: hä‧ren
- Homophone: hehren (some speakers)
Adjective
hären (strong nominative masculine singular härener or (obsolete) härner, not comparable)
- (religion, else archaic, of clothes) made of hair (usually horse or goat)
- ein härenes Gewand ― a haircloth robe, a cilice
Usage notes
- Now only current in the context of (chiefly historic) penitential garments.
Declension
Positive forms of hären (uncomparable)
1Obsolete.
Swedish
Noun
hären
- definite singular of här