iren

See also: Iren, Irén, Irēn, İren, and -iren

Galician

Verb

iren

1. third-person plural personal infinitive of ir

Luxembourgish

Verb

iren (third-person singular present iert, past participle gëiert, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. Superseded spelling of ieren.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• eren, irne, iron, isen

Etymology

From Old English īsern, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːrən/

Noun

iren (plural irnes)

1. iron

Adjective

iren

1. made or consisting of iron

Related terms

• aundire
• brandire
• gredire

 

Descendants

• English: iron
  • → Marshallese: aen
• Scots: airn, ern; irne
• Yola: eeren

References

• “īren, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “īren, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

iren m

1. definite singular of ire

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

iren m

1. definite singular of ire

Old English

Noun

īren m

1. Alternative form of īsern