ehern

Meaning

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

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

eerig

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈeː.ərn/
Etymology

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.

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