different between larn vs garn

English

Etymology

Possibly from Old English læran (“to teach”). Compare with German lehren with identical meaning. But probably just a variant of standard English learn.

Verb

larn (third-person singular simple present larns, present participle larnin, simple past and past participle larned or larnt)

1. (Northern England, especially Tyneside) To learn.
2. (Northern England, especially Tyneside) To teach.

   Larn yersel te taalk propa like!

References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN
• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]

Anagrams

• lRNA

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English garne, from Old English ?earn. Compare also Danish and Old Norse garn.

Noun

garn (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) yarn (twisted fibers for weaving)

Etymology 2

From go on.

Interjection

garn

1. (Cockney slang) A response that expresses disbelief or mockery.
   • 1912, George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion:

     Mrs Pearce: […] She may be married.

     Liza: Garn!

Anagrams

• ARNG, NARG, gRNA, gnar, gran, grna, narg, rang

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garn?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??orn-, *??er- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?arn/, [?????n]

Noun

garn n (singular definite garnet, plural indefinite garner or garn)

1. garn, yarn
2. thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)
3. twine (strong thread)
4. net (used for catching fish)

Inflection

Yarn, thread:

Net, twine:

See also

• garn on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garn?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??orn-, *??er- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kartn/
• Rhymes: -artn
• Rhymes: -atn

Noun

garn n (genitive singular garns, no plural)

1. yarn

Declension

Middle English

Noun

garn

1. Alternative form of garne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garn?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??orn-, *??er- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????/
• Rhymes: -???

Noun

garn n (definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna or garnene)

1. (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
2. a net (fishing)

References

• “garn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garn?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??orn-, *??er- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?arn/, /?a?n/ (examples of pronunciation)

Noun

garn n (definite singular garnet, indefinite plural garn, definite plural garna)

1. (uncountable) yarn (spun thread)
2. a net (fishing)

References

• “garn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garn?, whence also Old English ?earn, Old Norse garn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??orn-, *??er- (“gut, intestine”).

Noun

garn n

1. yarn

Descendants

• Middle High German: garn
  • Cimbrian: gaarn, ghèrn
  • German: Garn
  • Luxembourgish: Gar

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German gern and gerne, Dutch gaarne. These words are ultimately related to yearn in English.

Adverb

garn

1. gladly
2. willingly
3. be likely to

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garn?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??orn-, *??er- (“gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

garn n

1. yarn; a twisted strand of fiber used for e.g. knitting

Declension

Related terms

• bomullsgarn
• garnnystan
• kamgarn
• nylongarn
• redgarn
• ullgarn

Anagrams

• gran, rang