chyrne

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English ċiern, from Proto-West Germanic *kirnijā, Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ, extension of *kernǭ. Forms with /k/ are from or influenced by the related Old Norse kirna.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛrn(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃirn(ə)/, /ˈkirn(ə)/

Noun

chyrne

  1. churn
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: churn, kern
  • Scots: kirn, kern, kurn, curn
References

Etymology 2

Verb

chyrne

  1. alternative form of chyrnen