jarn

See also: járn, järn, and jærn

Faroese

Chemical element
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Etymology

From Old Norse járn, jarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarno-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jatn/

Noun

jarn n (genitive singular jarns, plural jørn)

1. iron

Declension

n5	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jarn	jarnið	jørn	jørnini
accusative	jarn	jarnið	jørn	jørnini
dative	jarni	jarninum	jørnum	jørnunum
genitive	jarns	jarnsins	jarna	jarnanna

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• iarn (Föhr-Amrum)
• Aarn (Sylt)

Etymology

From Old Frisian *ern, from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”). Cognates include West Frisian earn.

Noun

jarn m (plural jarne)

1. (Mooring) eagle

   Synonym: oodler

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• jern
• jønn (dialectal, Toten, Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology

From Old Norse jarn, járn. Akin to English iron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑrn/

Noun

jarn n (definite singular jarnet, indefinite plural jarn, definite plural jarna)

1. iron (the metallic element)
2. iron (a tool made of iron)

References

• “jarn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “jarn”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Old Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną (“iron”).

Noun

jarn

1. iron

Descendants

• Danish: jern

References

• “jarn” in Gammeldansk Ordbog

Old Norse

Noun

jarn n

1. alternative form of járn

Declension

Declension of jarn (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jarn	jarnit	jǫrn	jǫrnin
accusative	jarn	jarnit	jǫrn	jǫrnin
dative	jarni	jarninu	jǫrnum	jǫrnunum
genitive	jarns	jarnsins	jarna	jarnanna

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “jarn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive