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harren

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German harren, further origin is unclear. Popularised by Luther. Perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German harren, harden (to wait, await), from Old Saxon *hardōn (to become hard, harden, be steadfast, await), from Proto-West Germanic *hardēn (to become hard, endure, wait, persevere), related to Old High German hartēn (to harden, await, endure, be steadfast). Cognate with German Low German harren (to await), Saterland Frisian häide (to endure, bear), Middle Dutch verharren (to be or become overly firm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈharən/, [ˈha.ʁən], [-ʁn̩], [-ʁɴ̩], [haː(ɐ̯)n]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophones: Haaren, Hahn, Harn (some speakers, chiefly in casual speech)

Verb

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harren (weak, third-person singular present harrt, past tense harrte, past participle geharrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (higher register) to await patiently [with genitive or (sometimes) auf (+ accusative) ‘someone/something’]
    1. with resignation or humility
      Synonyms: (more general) erwarten, sich fügen
      Er harrte seines Schicksals.
      He patiently awaited his fate.
      Wir harren der Dinge, die da kommen.
      We await whatever may come.
    2. (dated) with longingness or hopefulness
      Synonym: warten/hoffen auf
      Ich harre meines Vaters.
      I am waiting for my father.
      • 2023, Benjamin Steffen, “Schon wieder keine Abfahrt in Zermatt: War es das mit dem Männer-Weltcup am Matterhorn?”, in Neue Zürcher Zeitung[1]:
        Dieses länderübergreifende Rennen von der Schweiz nach Italien bleibt ein Phantom. 2020 euphorisch ausgerufen, harrt es noch immer der Premiere.
        This cross-border race from Switzerland to Italy remains a phantom. Euphorically proclaimed in 2020, it is still in await of its premiere.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • harren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • harren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • harren” in Duden online
  • harren” in OpenThesaurus.de

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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harren m

  1. definite singular of harr

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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harren m

  1. definite singular of harr

West Frisian

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Pronoun

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harren

  1. object of sy (they)

Determiner

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harren

  1. Alternative form of har (their)