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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 )
corn , cereal
grain (e.g. sandkorn ( “ grain of sand ” ) )
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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse korn , from Proto-Germanic *kurną , from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm .
Pronunciation
Noun
korn n (genitive singular korns , plural korn )
corn , grain , cereal (s)
seed (e.g. sinnopskorn; mustard seed )
grain (e.g. sandkorn; grain of sand )
Declension
Hyponyms
árskorn , aðalkorn , byggkorn , blóðkorn , frækorn , fullkorn , gásakorn , grønakorn , gullkorn , havrakorn , hveitikorn , lættiskorn , maiskorn , piparkorn , rugkorn , sandkorn , sáðkorn , sinnopskorn , vetiskorn
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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 )
corn
grain (e.g. sandkorn; grain of sand )
Declension
Declension of korn (neuter )
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Middle English
Noun
korn
Alternative form of corn ( “ grain ” )
Norwegian Bokmål
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 )
grain ( cereal )
a grain ( small particle )
Derived terms
References
“korn” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
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 )
( uncountable ) grain ( cereal )
( countable ) a grain ( small particle )
Derived terms
References
“korn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Anagrams
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kurną , from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm .
Noun
korn n
corn
grain
Descendants
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
( Texas ) corn
Synonym: kukurzica
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse korn , from Proto-Germanic *kurną , from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm .
Pronunciation
Noun
korn n
a grain (single seed of grass food crops)
Synonym: sädeskorn
a kernel (of corn or wheat)
a grain (of some other seeds)
( by extension ) a small, rounded particle; a grain , a speck , etc.
barley , the genus Hordeum
Vi odlar korn och havre We grow barley and oats
a bead (front sight of a gun)
( figuratively , in some expressions) sights
( 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
( 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
Short for väderkorn ( “ scent, nose ” ) .
(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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