isern

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Cognates:
Cognates include Old Frisian īsern (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

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

Adjective

īsern

  1. consisting or made of iron

Declension
Declension of īsern — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īsern īsern īsern
Accusative īserne īserne īsern
Genitive īsernes īsernre īsernes
Dative īsernum īsernre īsernum
Instrumental īserne īsernre īserne
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īserne īserna, īserne īsern
Accusative īserne īserna, īserne īsern
Genitive īsernra īsernra īsernra
Dative īsernum īsernum īsernum
Instrumental īsernum īsernum īsernum
Declension of īsern — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īserna īserne īserne
Accusative īsernan īsernan īserne
Genitive īsernan īsernan īsernan
Dative īsernan īsernan īsernan
Instrumental īsernan īsernan īsernan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īsernan īsernan īsernan
Accusative īsernan īsernan īsernan
Genitive īsernra, īsernena īsernra, īsernena īsernra, īsernena
Dative īsernum īsernum īsernum
Instrumental īsernum īsernum īsernum

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

Descendants
  • Middle English: iren, eren, irne, iron, isen
    • English: iron
      • → Marshallese: aen
    • Scots: airn, ern
    • Yola: eeren

References
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