järn

See also: jarn, járn, and jærn

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järn

Chemical element
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Alternative forms

jern (obsolete since 1889)
jaͤrn (obsolete typography)

Etymology

From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɛːrn/, [ˈjæːɳ]
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Noun

järn n

iron
1. (uncountable) iron (a metal)
2. (archaic) iron (a heated appliance used to press wrinkles from clothing)
  - 1784 October 23, “Til ſalu finnes [For sale]”, in Dagligt Allehanda, number 245, page 3:
    […] ; daͤrefter twaͤttar man honom [fläcken] med kalt watten, laͤgger laͤſkpapper daͤruppå och far daͤroͤfwer med et hett jaͤrn; […]
    […] ; thereafter, one cleans him [the spot] with cold water, layeth blotting paper thereupon, and passeth thereover with a hot iron; […]
  Synonym: strykjärn
3. (plural only) iron (shackles)
  - 1906 April 28, “Fångens lilla dotter [The Prisoner's Little Daughter]”, in Öresundsposten, page 15:
    Är det Jakob, så är det en ärke kanalje, som vi måst slå i järn.
    If it is Jakob, then he is an arch-rascal whom we must put in irons.
  Synonym: boja
4. (golf) iron (golf club used for middle-distance shots)
  - 2020 August 28, Malin Gotlin, “Se SVT-reportern svinga klubban för första gången [See the SVT reporter swing the club for the first time]”, in SVT Nyheter:
    I handen har jag en klubba, en järnsjua. Bara att hålla klubban och stå rätt kräver en hel del övning.
    In my hand, I have a club, a seven iron. Just holding the club and standing correctly requires quite a bit of practice.
certain sharp tools with a blade made of steel or iron
(colloquial) a stiff drink
ta sig ett järn
have a stiff drink
Clipping of gångjärn (“hinge [of a door etc.]”).
- 2024, Hans Rosenfeldt, 10:05 from the start, in Ronja, the Robber's Daughter‎^[1], season 1, episode 2, spoken by Ronja (Kerstin Linden):
  Fult namn har han också. Birk. Det låter som en gammal dörr på rostiga järn.
  He has an ugly name too. Birk. It sounds like an old door with rusty hinges.

Declension

Declension of *järn*
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	järn	järns
singular	definite	järnet	järnets
plural	indefinite	järn	järns
plural	definite	järnen	järnens

Derived terms

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