harnt en · NOUN
Meanings
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(US, alt-of, alternative, dialectal) Alternative form of haunt, haint (“ghost”)
alt of haintalt of haunt
‘Harnts don't wander much ginerally,’ he said. ‘They hand round thar own buryin'-groun' mainly.’
1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 93:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| harnts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |