different between jarn vs grawlix

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse járn, jarn, from Proto-Germanic *?sarn?, from Proto-Celtic *?sarno-, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ésh?r? (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jatn/

Noun

jarn n (genitive singular jarns, plural jørn)

1. iron

Declension

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• jern

Etymology

From Old Norse jarn, járn. Akin to English iron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?rn/

Noun

jarn n (definite singular jarnet, indefinite plural jarn, definite plural jarna)

1. iron (the metallic element)
2. iron (a tool made of iron)

References

• “jarn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *?sarn?, whence also Old English ?sern and Old High German isarn. Probably from a Proto-Celtic [Term?] root.

Noun

jarn n (definite singular jarnä, plural jarn, definite jarna)

1. (uncountable) iron
2. something (typically a tool or somesuch) made of iron

Derived terms

• (tool made of iron) rätkjjarn

English

Etymology

Apparently coined by American cartoonist Mort Walker in 1964.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????l?ks/

Noun

grawlix (plural grawlixes or grawlix or grawlices)

1. A spiral-shaped graphic used to indicate swearing in comic strips.
2. A string of typographical symbols, especially "@#$%&!", used (especially in comic strips) to represent an obscenity or swearword.

   Synonym: obscenicon

3. A series of violence related images in a speech bubble to represent obscenity, swearwords or profanity.

See also

• jarn
• nittle
• phosphene
• quimp
• spirl
• squean
• The Lexicon of Comicana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Mort Walker, The Lexicon of Comicana

• "Holy $#!%: Where Did The Symbolic Swear Come From?", Dictionary.com. http://www.dictionary.com/e/what-the/. (February 8, 2018).