harren

See also: Harren

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), further origin is unclear. Popularised by Luther.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. (higher register) to await (some event) with patience, resignation, 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. (rare, archaic) to wait for
    Synonym: warten auf
    Ich harre meines Vaters.
    I am waiting for my father.

Usage notes

  • Chiefly construed with a genitive object, as above. Alternatively it may be construed with auf + accusative.

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

harren m

  1. definite singular of harr

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

harren m

  1. definite singular of harr

West Frisian

Pronoun

harren

  1. object of sy (they)

Determiner

harren

  1. Alternative form of har (their)
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