kærne

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰaɐ̯nə]
  • Homophone: kerne

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kirna, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ, cognate with Icelandic kirna, Swedish kärna, English churn, German Kirne, Karn (regional words). Related to Proto-Germanic *kernǭ in Icelandic kerna (creme), Middle Dutch kerne, German Kern (regional word) and the following verb. These words may be derived from Proto-Germanic *kernô (core).

Noun

kærne c (singular definite kærnen, plural indefinite kærner)

  1. churn
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse *kirna, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijaną, cognate with Icelandic kirna, Swedish kärna, English churn, German kirnen, Dutch karnen.

Verb

kærne (imperative kærn, infinitive at kærne, present tense kærner, past tense kærnede, perfect tense har kærnet)

  1. to churn
Inflection
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