korn

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Related to kerne (kernel, core), from Proto-Germanic *kernô (kernel, core). Possibly also related to kærne ((butter) churn), from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ (churn) (see that entry for more).

Pronunciation

Noun

korn n (singular definite kornet, plural indefinite korn)

  1. corn, cereal
  2. grain (e.g. sandkorn (grain of sand))

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Further reading

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Pronunciation

Noun

korn n (genitive singular korns, plural korn)

  1. corn, grain, cereal(s)
  2. seed (e.g. sinnopskorn; mustard seed)
  3. grain (e.g. sandkorn; grain of sand)

Declension

n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative korn kornið korn kornini
accusative korn kornið korn kornini
dative korni korninum kornum kornunum
genitive korns kornsins korna kornanna

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • "korn" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Pronunciation

Noun

korn n (genitive singular korns, nominative plural korn)

  1. corn
  2. grain (e.g. sandkorn; grain of sand)

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Middle English

Noun

korn

  1. Alternative form of corn (grain)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Noun

korn n (definite singular kornet, indefinite plural korn, definite plural korna or kornene)

  1. grain (cereal)
  2. a grain (small particle)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Akin to English corn.

Pronunciation

Noun

korn n (definite singular kornet, indefinite plural korn, definite plural korna)

  1. (uncountable) grain (cereal)
  2. (countable) a grain (small particle)

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Noun

korn n

  1. corn
  2. grain

Descendants

  • Icelandic: korn
  • Faroese: korn
  • Norn: korn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: (dialectal) korn, kørn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: korn
  • Old Swedish: korn
  • Danish: korn

References

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

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English corn. Compare Kashubian kòrné

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrn
  • Syllabification: korn

Noun

korn m inan

  1. (Texas) corn
    Synonym: kukurzica

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

korn n

  1. a grain (single seed of grass food crops)
    Synonym: sädeskorn
    vetekorn
    grain of wheat
    rågkorn
    grain of rye
    riskorn
    grain of rice
    1. a kernel (of corn or wheat)
      majskorn
      corn kernel
  2. a grain (of some other seeds)
    senapskorn
    grain of mustard seed
  3. (by extension) a small, rounded particle; a grain, a speck, etc.
    sandkorn
    grain of sand
    gruskorn
    piece of gravel
    dammkorn
    speck of dust
  4. barley, the genus Hordeum
    Vi odlar korn och havre
    We grow barley and oats
  5. a bead (front sight of a gun)
  6. (figuratively, in some expressions) sights
    1. (in "få/ha korn på" (get/have bead on)) to get/have in one's sights ((become aware of and) target, in some sense)
      Polisen hade fått korn på en misstänkt bil via en övervakningskamera
      The police had picked up on (gotten in their sights, "gotten bead on") a suspicious car via a surveillance camera
      Klubben har fått korn på en ny tomt
      The club has a new plot of land in their sights
    2. (in "på kornet" (on the bead)) spot on, perfectly (of a portrayal or the like)
      Filmen fångar tidsperioden på kornet
      The movie captures the time period spot on
  7. Short for väderkorn (scent, nose).
  8. (weight of the) alloy (precious metal) in a (gold or silver) coin
    Synonym: finvikt

Usage notes

  • Grain in the collective sense is säd.
  • For referring to types of grain (cereals), see sädesslag.
  • The general word for seed is frö.
  • A scent metaphor might sometimes be intended instead in (sense 6.1) (compare (sense 7)), though it often makes little difference.

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