garn
English
Pronunciation
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)n
Etymology 1
From Middle English garne, from Old English ġearn. Compare also Danish and Old Norse garn. Doublet of yarn.
Noun
garn (uncountable)
- (obsolete) yarn (twisted fibers for weaving)
Etymology 2
From go on.
Interjection
garn
- (Cockney slang) A response that expresses disbelief or mockery.
- 1912 (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “Pygmalion”, in Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, Pygmalion, London: Constable and Company, published 1916, →OCLC, Act II, page 125:
- mrs pearce. […] But you dont know anything about her. What about her parents? She may be married. / liza. Garn! / higgins. There! As the girl very properly says, Garn! Married indeed! Dont you know that a woman of that class looks a worn out drudge of fifty a year after shes married?
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡarn/, [ɡ̊ɑːˀn]
Noun
garn n (singular definite garnet, plural indefinite garner or garn)
Inflection
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | garn | garnet | garner | garnerne |
genitive | garns | garnets | garners | garnernes |
Noun
garn n (singular definite garnet, plural indefinite garner or garn)
Inflection
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | garn | garnet | garn | garnene |
genitive | garns | garnets | garns | garnenes |
See also
- garn on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
East Central German
Etymology
Adverb
garn
- (Erzgebirgisch) gladly
- (Erzgebirgisch) willingly
- (Erzgebirgisch) be likely to
References
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 47:
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka(r)t⁽ʰ⁾n/
- Rhymes: -artn
- Rhymes: -atn
Noun
garn n (genitive singular garns, no plural)
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | garn | garnið |
accusative | garn | garnið |
dative | garni | garninu |
genitive | garns | garnsins |
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse garn, both from Proto-Germanic *garną. Doublet of yarn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡarn/
Noun
garn (uncountable)
Descendants
- English: garn (obsolete)
References
- “garn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 August 2018.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɑːɳ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːɳ
Noun
garn n (definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna or garnene)
References
- “garn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡarn/, /ɡaʁn/, /ɡaɳ/
Noun
garn n (definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna)
References
- “garn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *garn, see also Old English ġearn, Old Norse garn.
Noun
garn n
Descendants
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German gern and gerne, Dutch gaarne. These words are ultimately related to yearn in English.
Adverb
garn
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).
(fishnet): Compare Danish and Norwegian garn (“yarn, fishnet”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
garn n
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | garn | garns |
definite | garnet | garnets | |
plural | indefinite | garner | garners |
definite | garnerna | garnernas |
Noun
garn n
- a fishing net
- Synonym: fisknät
- snärja någon i sitt garn
- ensnare someone in one's net (figurative, idiomatic)
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | garn | garns |
definite | garnet | garnets | |
plural | indefinite | garn | garns |
definite | garnen | garnens |
Related terms
- bomullsgarn
- garnnystan
- kamgarn
- nylongarn
- redgarn
- ullgarn
References
- garn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- garn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- garn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)