Hirn

Origin

From Middle English hirne, from Old English hyrne ("horn, corner, angle"), from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ ("horn, corner, angle"), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱera(w)-, *ḱrū- ("horn"). Cognate with Old Frisian herne ("horn, corner, angle"), Old Norse hyrna ("corner"), Norwegian hyrna ("corner"), Icelandic hyrna ("point of an axehead, mountain peak"). More at horn.

Full definition of hirn

Noun

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Corner; nook; hiding-place----