korn

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Related to kerne (“kernel, core”), from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“kernel, core”). Possibly also related to kærne (“(butter) churn”), from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ (“churn”) (see that entry for more).

• IPA^(key): /korn/, [kʰoɐ̯ˀn]
• (Hardsysselsk) IPA^(key): [kʰokwɐ]

korn n (singular definite kornet, plural indefinite korn)

1. corn, cereal
2. grain (e.g. sandkorn (“grain of sand”))

• “korn” in Den Danske Ordbog
• korn on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔtn/

korn n (genitive singular korns, plural korn)

1. corn, grain, cereal(s)
2. seed (e.g. sinnopskorn; mustard seed)
3. grain (e.g. sandkorn; grain of sand)

• árskorn, aðalkorn, byggkorn, blóðkorn, frækorn, fullkorn, gásakorn, grønakorn, gullkorn, havrakorn, hveitikorn, lættiskorn, maiskorn, piparkorn, rugkorn, sandkorn, sáðkorn, sinnopskorn, vetiskorn

• "korn" at Sprotin.fo

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

• IPA^(key): /kʰɔ(r)tn/
• Rhymes: -ɔrtn

korn n (genitive singular korns, nominative plural korn)

1. corn
2. grain (e.g. sandkorn; grain of sand)

• frjókorn
• snjókorn

korn

1. alternative form of corn (“grain”)

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

korn n (definite singular kornet, indefinite plural korn, definite plural korna or kornene)

1. grain (cereal)
2. a grain (small particle)

• kornfarget
• kornsilo
• maiskorn
• sandkorn

• “korn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• kørn, kønn, kødn, karn, kunn (dialectal)

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Akin to English corn.

• IPA^(key): /korn/, /konː/
• (South West) IPA^(key): /kodn/, [kʰɞ̞dn]
• (North West, north of Dovre) IPA^(key): /koɲː/, [kʰɞ̞ɲː]
• Hyphenation: kòrn

korn n (definite singular kornet, indefinite plural korn, definite plural korna)

1. (uncountable) grain (cereal)
2. (countable) a grain (small particle)

• kornsilo
• maiskorn
• sandkorn

• “korn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• kron

From Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

korn n

1. corn
2. grain

• Icelandic: korn
• Faroese: korn
• Norn: korn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: (dialectal) korn, kørn
• Norwegian Bokmål: korn
• Old Swedish: korn
  • Swedish: korn
• Danish: korn

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “korn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Borrowed from English corn. Compare Kashubian kòrné

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrn
• Syllabification: korn

korn m inan

1. (Texas) corn

   Synonym: kukurzica

From Old Norse korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

• IPA^(key): [kʰuːɳ]

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korn n

1. a grain (single seed of grass food crops)

   Synonym: sädeskorn

   vetekorn

   grain of wheat

   rågkorn

   grain of rye

   riskorn

   grain of rice

   1. a kernel (of corn or wheat)

      majskorn

      corn kernel

2. a grain (of some other seeds)

   senapskorn

   grain of mustard seed

3. (by extension) a small, rounded particle; a grain, a speck, etc.

   sandkorn

   grain of sand

   gruskorn

   piece of gravel

   dammkorn

   speck of dust

4. barley, the genus Hordeum

   Vi odlar korn och havre

   We grow barley and oats

5. a bead (front sight of a gun)
6. (figuratively, in some expressions) sights
   2. (in "få/ha korn på" (get/have bead on)) to get/have in one's sights ((become aware of and) target, in some sense)

      Polisen hade fått korn på en misstänkt bil via en övervakningskamera

      The police had picked up on (gotten in their sights, "gotten bead on") a suspicious car via a surveillance camera

      Klubben har fått korn på en ny tomt

      The club has a new plot of land in their sights

   3. (in "på kornet" (on the bead)) spot on, perfectly (of a portrayal or the like)

      Filmen fångar tidsperioden på kornet

      The movie captures the time period spot on

8. short for väderkorn (“scent, nose”)
9. (weight of the) alloy (precious metal) in a (gold or silver) coin

   Synonym: finvikt

• Grain in the collective sense is säd.
• For referring to types of grain (cereals), see sädesslag.
• The general word for seed is frö.
• A scent metaphor might sometimes be intended instead in (sense 6.1) (compare (sense 7)), though it often makes little difference.

• kornig

• av samma skrot och korn
• gryn (“hulled grain”)

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