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forn

See also: fórn

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English forn, from Old English foran (“before, in front, forward, to the front”). More at fore.

AdverbEdit

forn (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Fore, before; in front of; forward; previously.
    • The Parnassus plays
      Stories of love, where forne the wondring bench, / The lisping gallant might injoy his wench.

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin furnus.

NounEdit

forn m (plural forns)

  1. oven

CornishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin furnus. Cognate with Welsh ffwrn (“oven”)

PronunciationEdit

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [fɔrn]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [vɔrn]

NounEdit

forn f (plural fornow)

  1. oven
    Yma pysk y'n forn.
    There’s a fish in the oven.

IcelandicEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

forn (comparative fornari, superlative fornastur)

  1. old, ancient

DeclensionEdit

    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative forn forn fornt
accusative fornan forna fornt
dative fornum fornri fornu
genitive forns fornrar forns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornir fornar forn
accusative forna fornar forn
dative fornum fornum fornum
genitive fornra fornra fornra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative forni forna forna
accusative forna fornu forna
dative forna fornu forna
genitive forna fornu forna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornu fornu fornu
accusative fornu fornu fornu
dative fornu fornu fornu
genitive fornu fornu fornu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornari fornari fornara
accusative fornari fornari fornara
dative fornari fornari fornara
genitive fornari fornari fornara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornari fornari fornari
accusative fornari fornari fornari
dative fornari fornari fornari
genitive fornari fornari fornari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornastur fornust fornast
accusative fornastan fornasta fornast
dative fornustum fornastri fornustu
genitive fornasts fornastrar fornasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornastir fornastar fornust
accusative fornasta fornastar fornust
dative fornustum fornustum fornustum
genitive fornastra fornastra fornastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornasti fornasta fornasta
accusative fornasta fornustu fornasta
dative fornasta fornustu fornasta
genitive fornasta fornustu fornasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornustu fornustu fornustu
accusative fornustu fornustu fornustu
dative fornustu fornustu fornustu
genitive fornustu fornustu fornustu

Old EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Germanic *fur-

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /foːrn/, [foːrˠn]

AdverbEdit

fōrn

  1. before, in front of, opposit, across from
    Gesæt Benedictus fórn ongeán ðam — Sat Benedict opposit to them
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Germanic *furhnō (“trout”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

forn f

  1. trout

Usage notesEdit

  • The precise gender of the word is unknown. It is generally regarded as a feminine a-stem due to cognates in related Germanic languages.

Old NorseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *fernaz (“foregoing, previous; recent”), from Proto-Indo-European *perHm-, *perH- (“fore, first”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“forth, over, across, through”). Cognate with Old English firn, fyrn-, Old Frisian fīr, fēr, Old Saxon fern, Old High German firni, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (fairneis).

AdjectiveEdit

forn (comparative fornari, superlative fornastr)

  1. old, ancient

DeclensionEdit

    Strong declension of forn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative forn forn fornt
accusative fornan forna fornt
dative fornum fornri fornu
genitive forns fornrar forns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornir fornar forn
accusative forna fornar forn
dative fornum fornum fornum
genitive fornra fornra fornra
    Weak declension of forn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative forni forna forna
accusative forna fornu forna
dative forna fornu forna
genitive forna fornu forna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornu fornu fornu
accusative fornu fornu fornu
dative fornum fornum fornum
genitive fornu fornu fornu
    Declension of comparative of forn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornari fornari fornara
accusative fornara fornari fornara
dative fornara fornari fornara
genitive fornara fornari fornara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornari fornari fornari
accusative fornari fornari fornari
dative fornurum fornurum fornurum
genitive fornari fornari fornari
    Strong declension of superlative of forn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornastr fornust fornastt
accusative fornastan fornasta fornastt
dative fornustum fornastri fornustu
genitive fornasts fornastrar fornasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornastir fornastar fornust
accusative fornasta fornastar fornust
dative fornustum fornustum fornustum
genitive fornastra fornastra fornastra
    Weak declension of superlative of forn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornasti fornasta fornasta
accusative fornasta fornustu fornasta
dative fornasta fornustu fornasta
genitive fornasta fornustu fornasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornustu fornustu fornustu
accusative fornustu fornustu fornustu
dative fornustum fornustum fornustum
genitive fornustu fornustu fornustu

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • forn in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin furnus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French forn.

NounEdit

forn m (oblique plural forns, nominative singular forns, nominative plural forn)

  1. oven (device for baking, cooking, etc.)

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse forn, from Proto-Germanic *fernaz.

AdjectiveEdit

forn

  1. ancient, very old

DeclensionEdit

Declension of forn (strong)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative forn forn fornt
accusative fornan forna fornt
dative fornum, -om forni fornu, -o
genitive forns fornar forns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornir, -e(r) fornar forn
accusative forna fornar forn
dative fornum, -om fornum, -om fornum, -om
genitive forna forna forna
Declension of forn (weak)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative forni, -e forna forna
accusative forna fornu, -o forna
dative forna fornu, -o forna
genitive forna fornu, -o forna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fornu, -o fornu, -o fornu, -o
accusative fornu, -o fornu, -o fornu, -o
dative fornu, -o fornu, -o fornu, -o
genitive fornu, -o fornu, -o fornu, -o

DescendantsEdit

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish forn, from Old Norse forn, from Proto-Germanic *fernaz (“foregoing, previous; recent”), from Proto-Indo-European *perǝm-, *perǝ- (“fore, first”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“forth, over, across, through”)

AdjectiveEdit

forn

  1. ancient, very old

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of forn
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular forn — —
Neuter singular fornt — —
Plural forna — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 forne — —
All forna — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Related termsEdit

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