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Earnt vs Harnt - What's the difference?

earnt | harnt |

As a verb earnt

is (chiefly british) (earn).

As a noun harnt is

(us|dialect).

earnt

English

Alternative forms

* earned (standard spelling)

Verb

(head)
  • (chiefly British) (earn)
  • Usage notes

    * Written, this is an uncommon (<0.5% as common as (earned) in the British National Corpus) but entirely acceptable alternative form of the simple past and past participle earned . This form is, however, more commonly spoken than written. Other verbs which can be conjugated in this way are: learn (learnt), dream (dreamt), spell (spelt).

    harnt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, dialect)
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