jern

• jærn (obsolete)

From Old Danish jarn, from Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, cognate with English iron and German Eisen. The Germanic word is an old loan from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, cf. Irish iarann.

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaɐ̯ˀn]

jern n (singular definite jernet, plural indefinite jern)

1. (uncountable, metal, chemistry) iron (metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe)
2. (countable, metal, tool) iron (tool or appliance made of metal) -- mostly in compounds
3. (countable, golf) a type of golf club

• jernbane c (“railway, railroad”)

• stål

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

• IPA^(key): /jæːɳ/

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jern n (definite singular jernet, indefinite plural jern, definite plural jerna or jernene)

1. iron

• “jern” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

jern n (definite singular jernet, indefinite plural jern, definite plural jerna)

1. Alternative form of jarn

jern n

1. Obsolete spelling of järn

From Old Frisian *jern, from Proto-Germanic *garną.

• IPA^(key): /jən/, /jɛn/

jern n (plural jernen, diminutive jerntsje)

1. yarn

“jern”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011