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harness

/ˈhɑːnəs/HAHR-nuhs
/ˈhɑɹnəs/HAHR-nuhs

Meaningiron (armour)

Common meaning: gear for a horse

Journey through time

  1. Bretonhouarn‘iron’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsiron → har nois, hernois, armourharnas‘har nois, hernois, armour’source
  3. Middle Englishharneissource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftshar nois, hernois, armour → gear for a horseharness‘gear for a horse’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Breton houarn ‘iron (armour)’.

Roots

  • houarn Breton “iron (armour)”

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