isern

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną.

Noun

īsern n

  1. iron

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants
  • Alemannic German: Iise
    Vorarlbergerisch: Iisa, Oasa
  • Bavarian: Eisn
    Cimbrian: aizarn
    Mòcheno: aisn
  • Central Franconian: Ieser, Iese, Eise
  • German: Eisen, Eiser
  • Vilamovian: ȧjza
  • Yiddish: אײַזן‎ (ayzn)

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną.

Cognates:
Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (West Frisian izer), Old Saxon īsarn (Low German Iesen), Old Dutch *īsarn (Dutch ijzer), Old High German īsarn (German Eisen), Old Norse járn (Swedish järn), Gothic 𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌽 (eisarn), Old Irish īärn (Irish iarann, Welsh haearn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiː.sern/, [ˈiː.zerˠn]

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. the metal iron
  2. an instrument or tool made from iron, especially an iron sword
  3. an iron shackle or fetter

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Adjective

īsern

  1. consisting or made of iron

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • bredīsern (“a graving-iron”)
  • hōcīsern (“a reaping-hook, sickle”)
  • lēohtīsern (“a candlestick”)
  • mearcīsern (“a branding-iron”)
  • rīpīsern (“a reaping-iron”)
  • stempingīsern (“a stamping-iron”)
  • īsernbyrne f (“iron breastplate or corselet”)
  • īsernfeter f (“iron fetter or binding”)
  • īserngrǣġ (“iron gray”)
  • īsernhelm m (“an iron helmet”)
  • īsernhere m (“an ironclad army”)
  • īsernsmiþ m (“blacksmith”)
  • īsernsċūr m (“shower of iron projectiles”)
  • īsernwyrhta m (“an ironworker”)
  • īsernġelōma m (“an iron tool”)
  • īsernōre f (“an iron ore quarry”)

Descendants

References

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną.

Noun

īsern n

  1. iron (metal)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

References
  • Hofmann, Dietrich; Tjerk Popkema, Anne; co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008) Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎ (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN
  • Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)
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