fairn

Scots

Etymology

From Old English fearn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛrn/, /ˈfeːrn/
• (Hawick) IPA^(key): /ˈfeːrn/

Noun

fairn (plural fairns)

1. (archaic) fern

Derived terms

• fairny (“fern-like”)