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Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þerna (“servant girl, maid”).
Noun
tärna c
- a bridesmaid
- (archaic, modern use in specific contexts) young woman
- Lucia har ofta ett följe av tärnor.
- Lucia is often accompanied by a choir of young women.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse þerna (“tern”).
Noun
tärna c
- (zoology) a tern
Declension
Etymology 3
tärning (“dice”) + -a
Verb
tärna (present tärnar, preterite tärnade, supine tärnat, imperative tärna)
- (cooking) to dice (cut into (small) cubes, usually of food)
Tärna potatisen- Dice the potatoes
tärnade morötter- diced carrots
Declension
Conjugation of tärna (weak)
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