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hyrnan

  • verb [ weak ]
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hyrnan, p. de
To project in the shape of a horn or wedge
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  • Andlang ðæs streámes on ðone mǽdham ðe hyrnþ into Scylftúne and fram Scylftúne andlang streámes ðæt it cymþ tó ðam mylewere ðe nymþ intó duceling dúne

    along the stream to the meadow-enclosure that projects wedge-shaped into Scylfton; and from Scylfton along stream until it comes to the mill-weir that juts out into Ducklingdown,

    • Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 92, 29.
Etymology
[
Cf. 'Herne, a nook of land, projecting into another district, parish, or field,' Forby.
]
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v. hyrne.
Linked entries
v.  ge-hyrned.
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