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

(rare) churn

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	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

Noun

ċiern n or m

carenum (boiled wine)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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 Le ⁠, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.