ehern

Meaning

1. (archaic,poetic) made of ore, thus of metal, especially iron
2. (figuratively,usually) iron, inflexible

Concepts

brazen

firm

firmness

hard

security

solid

stability

strength

Synonyms

fest

hart

unerschütterlich

unnachgiebig

stark

knüppelhart

steht fest

stabil

standhaft

eisern

fix

stattlich

haltbar

kräftig

zäh

robust

felsenfest

belastbar

solide

knallhart

sehr fest

sicher

starr

steif

steinern

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unverwüstlich

unzerstörbar

tragfähig

gefestigt

taff

resilient

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

eerig

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeː.ərn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: ēren

Inherited from Old High German: ērīn

In summary

From Middle High German ēren, ērīn, from Old High German ērīn, derived from ēr (“ore”), from Proto-Germanic *aiz. Not related with Erz (“ore”), but associated with it.