Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A corner.
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- proper noun A city in
North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany. - proper noun Herne the Hunter, an English mythological figure.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Heron is the French form of the bird-name which was in English Herne --
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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There was a chance that Graham, my sister’s ex -, snapped a shot of Linda when she visited me down in Herne Bay when I was living there.
What was I thinking? « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2006
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I remember offering a prayer to him who I later came to call Herne, and then I heard a burst of laughter from the other girls, and he was gone.
How Did You Become a Pagan? Anne Johnson 2008
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The horned god appears in Ireland under the Roman-Celtic name of Cernunnos, also called Herne.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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The horned god appears in Ireland under the Roman-Celtic name of Cernunnos, also called Herne.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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That voice recalled Herne, renewed his failing faculties, galvanized him into life.
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English folklore (such as Herne the Hunter and Adam Bell).
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By the time I reached Herne Hill - the incline, not the place - terraced dwellings were standing handsomely back off the road and I could tell that I was entering one of those parts of town - the place, not the incline - that estate agents claim has a "village atmosphere."
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I don't believe I'd ever actually entered Herne Hill before, although I knew about its Half Moon theatre.
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Four years later, they opened this small, but impressively stocked, branch in Herne Hill.
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