Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *īsarnasmiþaz. Cognate with Old Frisian *īsernsmith, Old Saxon īsarnsmith, Old Dutch *īsarnsmith, Old High German īsarnsmid, Old Norse járnsmiðr. Equivalent to īsern (iron) +‎ smiþ (smith).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈiː.sernˌsmiθ/, [ˈiː.zerˠnˌsmiθ]

Noun

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īsernsmiþ m

  1. blacksmith

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