tjǫrn

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See also: tjörn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ternō (water hole), perhaps related to *turnaz (anger, fury).

Noun

tjǫrn f (genitive tjarnar, plural tjarnir)

  1. small lake, pond, tarn
  2. pool

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Danish: tjern
  • English: tarn, tairn
  • Faroese: tjørn
  • Icelandic: tjörn
  • Jamtish: tjern

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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tjern n, tjørn f
  • Scots: tarn, shon
  • Swedish: tjärn
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References

  • Entry "tjörn" on page 439 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).