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járn

járn

See also: jarn and järn

Icelandic

Noun

járn n (genitive singular járns, nominative plural járn)

  1. iron

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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

  • Norwegian (bokmål): jern n
  • Norwegian (nynorsk): jern n, jarn n
  • Swedish: järn n

References

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