tjǫrn

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See also: tjörn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ternō (“water hole”), perhaps related to *turnaz (“anger, fury”).

Noun

tjǫrn f (genitive tjarnar, plural tjarnir)

  1. small lake, pond, tarn
  2. pool

Declension

  Declension of tjǫrn (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tjǫrn tjǫrnin tjarnir tjarnirnar
accusative tjǫrn tjǫrnina tjarnir tjarnirnar
dative tjǫrn tjǫrninni tjǫrnum tjǫrnunum
genitive tjarnar tjarnarinnar tjarna tjarnanna

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Descendants

References

  • Entry "tjörn" on page 439 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
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