bight vs hern

bight

noun
  • A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow 

  • A curve in a rope 

  • A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature. 

  • An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf 

verb
  • To arrange or fasten (a rope) in bights. 

hern

noun
  • Corner, nook. 

  • Heron. 

  • A recess beside a wide chimney-fireside. 

  • A corner of angular piece of land; a nook of land projecting into another district, parish, or field. 

pron
  • Hers; her own. 

How often have the words bight and hern occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )