From Old Norse kirna, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ, cognate with Icelandic kirna, Swedish kärna, English churn, German Kirne, Karn (regional words). Related to Proto-Germanic *kernǭ in Icelandic kerna (“creme”), Middle Dutch kerne, German Kern (regional word) and the following verb. These words may be derived from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core”).
kærne c (singular definite kærnen, plural indefinite kærner)
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kærne | kærnen | kærner | kærnerne |
| genitive | kærnes | kærnens | kærners | kærnernes |
From Old Norse *kirna, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijaną, cognate with Icelandic kirna, Swedish kärna, English churn, German kirnen, Dutch karnen.
kærne (imperative kærn, infinitive at kærne, present tense kærner, past tense kærnede, perfect tense har kærnet)