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garn

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See also: Garn

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English garne, from Old English ġearn. Compare also Danish and Old Norse garn. Doublet of yarn.

Noun

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garn (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) yarn (twisted fibers for weaving)

Etymology 2

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From go on.

Interjection

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garn

  1. (Cockney slang) A response that expresses disbelief or mockery.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (gut, intestine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡarn/, [ɡ̊ɑːˀn]

Noun

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garn n (singular definite garnet, plural indefinite garner or garn)

  1. garn, yarn
  2. thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)

Inflection

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Noun

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garn n (singular definite garnet, plural indefinite garner or garn)

  1. twine (strong thread)
  2. net (used for catching fish)

Inflection

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East Central German

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Etymology

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Compare German gerne.

Adverb

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garn

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) gladly
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) willingly
  3. (Erzgebirgisch) be likely to

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (gut, intestine).

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Noun

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garn n (genitive singular garns, no plural)

  1. yarn

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Norse garn, both from Proto-Germanic *garną. Doublet of yarn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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garn (uncountable)

  1. Yarn; a length of fibre used to weave.
    Synonym: yarn

Descendants

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  • English: garn (obsolete)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (gut, intestine).

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Noun

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garn n (definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna or garnene)

  1. (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
  2. a net (fishing)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (gut, intestine).

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Noun

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garn n (definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna)

  1. (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
  2. a net (fishing)

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *garną, whence also Old English ġearn, Old Norse garn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (gut, intestine).

Noun

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garn n

  1. yarn

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German gern and gerne, Dutch gaarne. These words are ultimately related to yearn in English.

Adverb

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garn

  1. gladly
  2. willingly
  3. be likely to

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (gut, intestine).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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garn n

  1. yarn; a twisted strand of fiber used for e.g. knitting

Declension

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Noun

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garn n

  1. a fishing net
    Synonym: fisknät
    snärja någon i sitt garn
    ensnare someone in one's net (figurative, idiomatic)

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