járn

See also: jarn and järn

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaurtn/
  • IPA(key): /jautn/
    Rhymes: -autn

Noun

járn n (genitive singular járns, nominative plural járn)

  1. iron

Declension

Derived terms

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *īsarną, whence also Old English īsern and Old High German isarn. Probably from a Proto-Celtic [Term?] root.

Noun

járn n

  1. iron

Descendants

References

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