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jarn

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See also: járn, järn, and jærn

Faroese

More information Chemical element ...

Etymology

From Old Norse járn, jarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarno-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Pronunciation

Noun

jarn n (genitive singular jarns, plural jørn)

  1. iron

Declension

More information n5, singular ...
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North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian *ern, from Proto-West Germanic *arnu, from Proto-Germanic *arnuz, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”). Cognates include West Frisian earn.

Noun

jarn m (plural jarne)

  1. (Mooring) eagle
    Synonym: oodler

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse jarn, járn. Akin to English iron.

Pronunciation

Noun

jarn n (definite singular jarnet, indefinite plural jarn, definite plural jarna)

  1. iron (the metallic element)
  2. iron (a tool made of iron)

References

  • “jarn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “jarn”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Old Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną (“iron”).

Noun

jarn

  1. iron

Descendants

  • Danish: jern

References

Old Norse

Noun

jarn n

  1. alternative form of járn

Declension

More information neuter, singular ...

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “jarn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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