airn
Scots
Alternative forms
- ern
Etymology
From Middle English iren, from Old English īsern, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛrn/
Noun
airn (plural airns)
- iron
Verb
airn (third-person singular simple present airns, present participle airnin, simple past airned, past participle airned)
- to smooth or dress with an iron
References
- “airn” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.