ciern

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi͜yrn/, [t͡ʃi͜yrˠn]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *kirnijō.

Alternative forms

• ċyren, ċyrn

Noun

ċiern f

1. (rare) churn

Declension

Declension of ciern (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċiern	ċierna, ċierne
accusative	ċierne	ċierna, ċierne
genitive	ċierne	ċierna
dative	ċierne	ċiernum

Descendants

• Middle English: chyrne, cherine, cherne, cheyrne, chirne, kirne, kyrn, kyrne
  • English: churn, kern
  • Scots: kirn, kern, kurn, curn

Etymology 2

From Latin carēnum, caroenum.

Alternative forms

• ċæren, ċeren, ċyren
• ċaerin — early
• coerin — early, for caerin?

Noun

ċiern n or m

1. carenum (boiled wine)

Declension

Declension of ciern (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċiern	ċiern, ċiernas
accusative	ċiern	ċiern, ċiernas
genitive	ċiernes	ċierna
dative	ċierne	ċiernum

References

• Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “ċeren”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I ⁠‎^[1], Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.