örn

See also: orn, õrn, Örn, ǫrn, and ørn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃or-no- (“eagle”). Cognate with Swedish örn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œrtn/

  Rhymes: -œrtn

  Homophone: Örn

Noun

örn m (genitive singular arnar, nominative plural ernir)

1. an eagle

Synonyms

• (a male eagle): ari m
• (an eagle): haförn m

Derived terms

• gammörn
• gjallörn
• gjálpörn
• glymörn
• gnýörn
• gullörn
• haförn
• haukörn
• hræörn
• kafförn
• skallörn
• skassörn
• skálmörn
• steppuörn

 

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃or-no- (“eagle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œrn/

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Noun

örn c

1. eagle (large bird)
2. eagle (heraldic charge)

Declension

Declension of örn
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	örn	örnen	örnar	örnarna
Genitive	örns	örnens	örnars	örnarnas

Anagrams

• rön

Further reading

• örn in Svensk ordbok.