isern

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Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną.

Noun

īsern n

  1. iron

Declension

Declension of īsern (neuter, a-stem)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein daȥ īsern diu īsern
genitive eines dës īsernes dër īserne
dative einem dëm īserne dën īsernen
accusative ein daȥ īsern diu īsern

Descendants

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną.

Cognates:
Cognates include Old Frisian īsern (West Frisian izer), Old Saxon īsarn (Low German Iesen), Old Dutch *īsarn (Dutch ijzer), Old High German īsarn (German Eisen), Old Norse járn (Swedish järn), Gothic 𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌽 (eisarn), Old Irish īärn (Irish iarann, Welsh haearn).

Pronunciation

Noun

īsern n (nominative plural īsern)

  1. the metal iron
  2. an instrument or tool made from iron, especially an iron sword
  3. an iron shackle or fetter

Declension

Declension of isern (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative īsern īsern
accusative īsern īsern
genitive īsernes īserna
dative īserne īsernum

Adjective

īsern

  1. consisting or made of iron

Declension

Declension of īsern — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īsern īsern īsern
Accusative īserne īserne īsern
Genitive īsernes īsernre īsernes
Dative īsernum īsernre īsernum
Instrumental īserne īsernre īserne
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īserne īserna, īserne īsern
Accusative īserne īserna, īserne īsern
Genitive īsernra īsernra īsernra
Dative īsernum īsernum īsernum
Instrumental īsernum īsernum īsernum
Declension of īsern — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īserna īserne īserne
Accusative īsernan īsernan īserne
Genitive īsernan īsernan īsernan
Dative īsernan īsernan īsernan
Instrumental īsernan īsernan īsernan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īsernan īsernan īsernan
Accusative īsernan īsernan īsernan
Genitive īsernra, īsernena īsernra, īsernena īsernra, īsernena
Dative īsernum īsernum īsernum
Instrumental īsernum īsernum īsernum

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną.

Noun

īsern n

  1. iron (metal)

Declension

Declension of īsern (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative īsern īsern
genitive īsernes īserna
dative īserne īsernum, īsernem
accusative īsern īsern

Descendants

References

  • Hofmann, Dietrich, Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008) Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎ (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN
  • Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)
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