garn

See also: Garn

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Middle English garne, from Old English ġearn. Compare also Danish and Old Norse garn.

Noun

garn (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) yarn (twisted fibers for weaving)

Etymology 2

From go on.

Interjection

garn

1. (Cockney slang) A response that expresses disbelief or mockery.
   • 1912 (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “(please specify the page)”, in Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, Pygmalion, London: Constable and Company, published 1916, →OCLC:

     Mrs Pearce: […] She may be married.
     Liza: Garn!

Anagrams

• ARNG, Gran, NARG, gRNA, gnar, gran, grna, narg, rang

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarn/, [ɡ̊ɑːˀn]

Noun

garn n (singular definite garnet, plural indefinite garner or garn)

1. garn, yarn
2. thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)
3. twine (strong thread)
4. net (used for catching fish)

Inflection

Yarn, thread:

Declension of garn

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	garn	garnet	garner	garnerne
genitive	garns	garnets	garners	garnernes

Net, twine:

Declension of garn

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	garn	garnet	garn	garnene
genitive	garns	garnets	garns	garnenes

See also

• garn on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kartn/
• Rhymes: -artn
• Rhymes: -atn

Noun

garn n (genitive singular garns, no plural)

1. yarn

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• garne

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse garn, both from Proto-Germanic *garną. Doublet of yarn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarn/

Noun

garn (uncountable)

1. Yarn; a length of fibre used to weave.

   Synonym: yarn

Descendants

• English: garn (obsolete)

References

• “garn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-05.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑːɳ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɳ

Noun

garn n (definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna or garnene)

1. (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
2. a net (fishing)

References

• “garn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarn/, /ɡaʁn/

Noun

garn n (definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna)

1. (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
2. a net (fishing)

References

• “garn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garną, whence also Old English ġearn, Old Norse garn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Noun

garn n

1. yarn

Descendants

• Middle High German: garn
  • Cimbrian: gaarn, ghèrn
  • German: Garn
  • Luxembourgish: Gar

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German gern and gerne, Dutch gaarne. These words are ultimately related to yearn in English.

Adverb

garn

1. gladly
2. willingly
3. be likely to

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

garn n

1. yarn; a twisted strand of fiber used for e.g. knitting

Declension

Declension of garn
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	garn	garnet	garn	garnen
Genitive	garns	garnets	garns	garnens

Related terms

• bomullsgarn
• garnnystan
• kamgarn
• nylongarn
• redgarn
• ullgarn

Anagrams

• gran, rang