hyrni

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Compare horn (a horn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hyrni n (genitive singular hyrnis, no plural)

  1. (biochemistry) keratin
    Synonyms: hornefni, keratín

Declension

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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See also

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  • horngerð (keratinization, cornification, hornification)

Middle Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hyrna f, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ.

Noun

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hyrni n

  1. corner

Descendants

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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjørne, hyrne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjørne

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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[hyrni n]

  1. plural definite of hyrne