What does hearn mean?
Hearn means (dialectal) past participle of hear.
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/ˈhɪən/ · verb
(dialectal) past participle of hear.
I've hearn it said that when a man has eaten a hearty dinner, and goes to sleep with the hot sun pourin' right down on him, he's apt to see and hear a good many strange things before he wakes up.
"'Tis a trifle early, but I hearn tell that lyin' makes people hungry."
Like enough he's hearn of that silver mine, and that's the reason he's after Johnnie."
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Hearn means (dialectal) past participle of hear.
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I've hearn it said that when a man has eaten a hearty dinner, and goes to sleep with the hot sun pourin' right down on him, he's apt to see and hear a good many strange things before he wakes up.
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