hjarn

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hjarn (“hard frozen snow, frozen earth covered with snow”), from Proto-Germanic *herzną.

Pronunciation

Noun

hjarn n (genitive singular hjarns, no plural)

  1. a crust of snow, hard frozen snow
    Snjórinn verður að hjarni.
    The snow freezes over.

Declension

Declension of hjarn (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative hjarn hjarnið
accusative hjarn hjarnið
dative hjarni hjarninu
genitive hjarns hjarnsins

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *herzną.

Noun

hjarn n

  1. hard frozen snow

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hjarn
  • ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: jarnnatt
  • ⇒? Swedish: järnnatt

References

  • “hjarn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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