# hern

> English word · Noun · IPA /hɜːn/ · frequency rank #97,104

## Definitions
1. Corner, nook.
2. A recess beside a wide chimney-fireside.
3. A corner of angular piece of land; a nook of land projecting into another district, parish, or field.

## Etymology
From Middle English herne, hyrne, from Old English hyrne (“corner”), from Proto-Germanic *hurnijō, *hurnijǭ (“projecting point, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Doublet of hirn. Further related to horn.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hern