Ern
An Ern ( Ehrn, Eren ) is a Franconian hallway . In the original sense, it describes the hallway and hearth on the ground floor in farmhouses . The origin of the word is probably derived from East Franconian and comes from "Erdn" (High German "Earth").
After the term Ern, the term for the historical half-timbered house type of the Ernhaus was derived from house research . This is a type of farmhouse that emerged in the Middle Ages and is also known as a Central German, Upper German, Thuringian or Franconian house because of its regional reference . The distribution area was - in contrast to the Hallenhaus in the north German lowlands - the south of Germany, whereby the approximate border was in the area of the low mountain range . The Ernhaus is a three-cell stable house with a living room , kitchen and stable under one roof. The kitchen as the middle room was also the hallway.
The term and its definition as a Franconian hallway are often found in crossword puzzles , as ERN is made up of three letters that are common in German and therefore often arises as a filler word.
literature
- Walter Huber: Ern. In: Real Lexicon on German Art History . Volume 5. 1966, Col. 1288-1290 ( rdk.zikg.net [accessed November 18, 2019]).