járn
IcelandicEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarno-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
járn n (genitive singular járns, nominative plural járn)
DeclensionEdit
declension of járn
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
JamtishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarno-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Hammerdal, Ström) IPA(key): [¹jaːn̪]
- (Berg, Klövsjö, Rätan) IPA(key): [¹jaːn̠]
- (Most dialects) IPA(key): [¹jæːn̪], [¹jæːn̠]
NounEdit
járn n
DeclensionEdit
Declension of járn (strong long a-stem)
Old NorseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *īsarną, whence also Old English īsern and Old High German isarn. Probably from a Proto-Celtic [Term?] root.
NounEdit
járn n
DescendantsEdit
- Icelandic: járn
- Faroese: jarn
- Norwegian Nynorsk: jarn
- Jamtish: járn
- Elfdalian: ienn
- Westrobothnian: jarn
- Old Swedish: iærn, iarn
- Swedish: järn
- Old Danish: iærn, iarn
- Gutnish: jan
ReferencesEdit
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press