hären

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See also: haren, harén, håren, and hæren

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Adjective

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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

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

Declension

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Swedish

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Noun

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hären

  1. definite singular of här