Firne
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
Firne f (genitive Firne, no plural)
- the state of wine to be old and thus dark and bitter
- a. 1834, Karl Leberecht Immermann, “Der Traum von der Flasche”, in Schriften, volumes Erster Band. Gedichte in sechs Büchern 1816–1833, Düsseldorf: J. E. Schaub, published 1835, page 120:
- Tolles Zeug in der grauen Tasche,
Schwirrte, Mohntriefend, herzu der Traum,
Und da saß ich in gläserner Flasche,
Eingesperrt in den dämmernden Raum
Voll Blume, voll Firne, voll dunstendem Schaum!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Declension of Firne [sg-only, feminine]
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Firne f (genitive Firne, plural Firnen)
- Alternative form of Firn (“firn”)
Declension edit
Declension of Firne [feminine]
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
Firne m