isern

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *īsarną, probably from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). Cognates include Old Saxon īsarn, Dutch ijzer, Old High German īsarn (German Eisen), Old Norse ísarn, járn (Danish jern or jærn, Norwegian Bokmål jern, Norwegian Nynorsk jarn, Swedish järn), Gothic 𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌽 (eisarn), Old Irish īärn (Irish iarann, Welsh haearn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiːsern/, [ˈiːzern]

Noun

īsern n (nominative plural īsern)

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

Declension
Declension of isern (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative īsern īsern
accusative īsern īsern
genitive īsernes īserna
dative īserne īsernum

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

Adjective

īsern

  1. consisting or made of iron

Descendants
  • Middle English: iren
    • English: iron
    • Scots: airn

References
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