fairn

Scots

Etymology

From Old English fearn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛrn/, /ˈfeːrn/
  • (Hawick) IPA(key): /ˈfeːrn/

Noun

fairn (plural fairns)

  1. (archaic) fern

Derived terms

  • fairny (“fern-like”)
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