garn

See also: Garn

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English garne, from Old English ġearn. Compare also Danish and Old Norse garn.

Noun

garn (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) yarn (twisted fibers for weaving)

Etymology 2

From go on.

Interjection

garn

  1. (Cockney slang) A response that expresses disbelief or mockery.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡarn/, [ɡ̊ɑːˀn]

Noun

garn n (singular definite garnet, plural indefinite garner or garn)

  1. garn, yarn
  2. thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)
  3. twine (strong thread)
  4. net (used for catching fish)

Inflection

Yarn, thread:

Declension of garn
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative garn garnet garner garnerne
genitive garns garnets garners garnernes

Net, twine:

Declension of garn
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative garn garnet garn garnene
genitive garns garnets garns garnenes

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kartn/
  • Rhymes: -artn
  • Rhymes: -atn

Noun

garn n (genitive singular garns, no plural)

  1. yarn

Declension
declension of garn
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative garn garnið
accusative garn garnið
dative garni garninu
genitive garns garnsins

Middle English

Noun

garn

  1. Alternative form of garne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɑːɳ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɳ

Noun

garn n (definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna or garnene)

  1. (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
  2. a net (fishing)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡarn/, /ɡaʁn/ (examples of pronunciation)

Noun

garn n (definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna)

  1. (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
  2. a net (fishing)

References

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garną, whence also Old English ġearn, Old Norse garn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Noun

garn n

  1. yarn

Descendants

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German gern and gerne, Dutch gaarne. These words are ultimately related to yearn in English.

Adverb

garn

  1. gladly
  2. willingly
  3. be likely to

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

garn n

  1. yarn; a twisted strand of fiber used for e.g. knitting

Declension
Declension of garn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative garn garnet garn garnen
Genitive garns garnets garns garnens
  • bomullsgarn
  • garnnystan
  • kamgarn
  • nylongarn
  • redgarn
  • ullgarn
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