garn

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English

Pronunciation

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.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. garn, yarn
  2. thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)

Inflection

Noun

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

  1. twine (strong thread)
  2. net (used for catching fish)

Inflection

See also

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German gerne.

Adverb

garn

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) gladly
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) willingly
  3. (Erzgebirgisch) be likely to

References

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

garn n (genitive singular garns, no plural)

  1. yarn

Declension

    Declension of garn
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative garn garnið
accusative garn garnið
dative garni garninu
genitive garns garnsins

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

garn (uncountable)

  1. Yarn; a length of fibre used to weave.
    Synonym: yarn

Descendants

  • English: garn (obsolete)

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

References

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

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

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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 garner garnerna
Genitive garns garnets garners garnernas

Noun

garn n

  1. a fishing net
    Synonym: fisknät
    snärja någon i sitt garn
    ensnare someone in one's net (figurative, idiomatic)

Declension

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

References

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