hjarn
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hjarn (“hard frozen snow, frozen earth covered with snow”), from Proto-Germanic *herzną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çartn/
- Rhymes: -artn
Noun
hjarn n (genitive singular hjarns, no plural)
- a crust of snow, hard frozen snow
- Snjórinn verður að hjarni.
- The snow freezes over.
Declension
declension of hjarn
n-s | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hjarn | hjarnið |
accusative | hjarn | hjarnið |
dative | hjarni | hjarninu |
genitive | hjarns | hjarnsins |
See also
- snjór