garn
English
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)n
Etymology 1
From Middle English garne, from Old English ġearn. Compare also Danish and Old Norse garn.
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, George Bernard Shaw, “Act II”, in Pygmalion:
- Mrs Pearce: […] She may be married.
Liza: Garn!
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Anagrams
- ARNG, Gran, NARG, gRNA, gnar, gran, grna, narg, rang
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)
- garn, yarn
- thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)
- twine (strong thread)
- net (used for catching fish)
Inflection
Yarn, thread:
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | garn | garnet | garner | garnerne |
| genitive | garns | garnets | garners | garnernes |
Net, twine:
| 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
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kartn/
- Rhymes: -artn
- Rhymes: -atn
Noun
garn n (genitive singular garns, no plural)
- yarn
Declension
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | garn | garnið |
| accusative | garn | garnið |
| dative | garni | garninu |
| genitive | garns | garnsins |
Middle English
Alternative forms
- garne
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse garn, both from Proto-Germanic *garną. Doublet of yarn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡarn/
Noun
garn (uncountable)
- Yarn; a length of fibre used to weave.
- Synonym: yarn
Descendants
- English: garn (obsolete)
References
- “garn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-05.
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)
- (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
- a net (fishing)
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/
Noun
garn n (definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna)
- (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
- a net (fishing)
References
- “garn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *garną, whence also Old English ġearn, Old Norse garn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).
Noun
garn n
- yarn
Descendants
- Middle High German: garn
- Cimbrian: gaarn, ghèrn
- German: Garn
- Luxembourgish: Gar
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German gern and gerne, Dutch gaarne. These words are ultimately related to yearn in English.
Adverb
garn
- gladly
- willingly
- be likely to
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
garn n
- yarn; a twisted strand of fiber used for e.g. knitting
Declension
| Declension of garn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | garn | garnet | garn | garnen |
| Genitive | garns | garnets | garns | garnens |
Related terms
- bomullsgarn
- garnnystan
- kamgarn
- nylongarn
- redgarn
- ullgarn
Anagrams
- gran, rang