harren - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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”).

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

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.

• ausharren
• beharren
• erharren
• verharren

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

harren m

1. definite singular of harr

harren m

1. definite singular of harr

harren

1. object of sy (“they”)

harren

1. Alternative form of har (“their”)