isern

Old English

Alternative forms

īren, īsen

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *īsarną, probably from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). Cognates include Old Saxon īsarn, Dutch ijzer, Old High German īsarn (German Eisen), Old Norse ísarn, járn (Danish jern or jærn, Norwegian Bokmål jern, Norwegian Nynorsk jarn, Swedish järn), Gothic 𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌽 (eisarn), Old Irish īärn (Irish iarann, Welsh haearn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiːsern/, [ˈiːzern]

Noun

īsern n (nominative plural īsern)

the metal iron
an instrument or tool made from iron, especially an iron sword
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

Derived terms

Derived terms

bredīsern (“a graving-iron”)
hōcīsern (“a reaping-hook, sickle”)
īsernbyrne f (“iron breastplate or corselet”)
īsernfeter f (“iron fetter or binding”)

īserngelōma m (“a iron tool”)
īserngrǣg (“iron gray”)
īsernhelm m (“an iron helmet”)
īsernhere m (“an ironclad army”)

īsernōre f (“an iron ore quarry”)
īsernscūr m (“shower of iron projectiles”)
īsernwyrhta m (“an ironworker, ironwright”)
lēohtīsern (“a candlestick”)

mearcīsern (“a branding-iron”)
rīpīsern (“a reaping-iron”)
stempingīsern (“a stamping-iron”)

Adjective

īsern

consisting or made of iron

Descendants

Middle English: iren
- English: iron
- Scots: airn

References

Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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