járn

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See also: jarn, and järn

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

járn n (genitive singular járns, nominative plural járn)

  1. iron

Declension

    Declension of járn
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative járn járnið járn járnin
accusative járn járnið járn járnin
dative járni járninu járnum járnunum
genitive járns járnsins járna járnanna

Derived terms

See also


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

  • Danish: jern n
  • Faroese: jarn n
  • Icelandic: járn n

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References

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press