forn

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English forn, from Old English foran (“before, in front, forward, to the front”). More at fore. === Adverb === forn (not comparable) (obsolete) Fore, before; in front of; forward; previously. 1598-1602, [author unknown], The Parnassus plays Stories of love, where forne the wondring bench, / The lisping gallant might injoy his wench. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Fron, Norf. == Breton == === Etymology === From Middle Breton forn, from Proto-Brythonic *furn, from Latin furnus. Cognate with Cornish forn and Welsh ffwrn. === Noun === forn m (plural ferniel or fornioù) oven == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin furnus, from Proto-Italic *fornos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰr̥-nós, from *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”). Compare Occitan forn or horn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈforn] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfoɾn] === Noun === forn m (plural forns) oven bakery Synonyms: fleca, forn de pa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fornell forner === Further reading === “forn”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “forn”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “forn” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “forn” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Cornish == === Etymology === From Old Cornish forn, from Proto-Brythonic *furn, from Latin furnus. Cognate with Welsh ffwrn (“oven”). === Pronunciation === (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [fɔrn] (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [vɔrn] === Noun === forn f (plural fornow) oven ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === forn third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of fornya second-person singular imperative of fornya == Franco-Provençal == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin furnus. === Noun === forn m (plural forns) (ORB, broad) oven === References === four in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca forn in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu === Further information === AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 239: “il forno” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France[1] – map 602 – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “fŭrnus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 902 == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse forn, from Proto-Germanic *fernaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔ(r)t⁽ʰ⁾n/ Rhymes: -ɔrtn === Adjective === forn (comparative fornari, superlative fornastur) old, ancient ==== Declension ==== == Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic فُرْن (furn), from Aramaic פורנא / ܦܘܪܢܐ (pūrnā), from Ancient Greek φοῦρνος (phoûrnos), from Latin furnus. There is no reason to doubt the inheritance of the word in Maltese and consider it a borrowing from an Italo-Romance cognate such as Italian forno. The Arabic word is attested early, the outcome forn is expected in Maltese, and so is the plural fran from Arabic أَفْران (ʔafrān). Only the derivative furnar (“baker”) is, of course, a borrowing (widely replacing native ħabbież). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔrn/ Rhymes: -ɔrn === Noun === forn m (plural fran, diminutive frajjen) oven ==== Related terms ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse forn, from Proto-Germanic *fernaz. === Adjective === forn (neuter fornt, definite singular and plural forne, comparative fornare, indefinite superlative fornast, definite superlative fornaste) old, ancient === References === “forn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin furnus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fuɾn/ === Noun === forn m (plural forns) oven ==== Dialectal variants ==== horn (Gascon) ==== Derived terms ==== == Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *forn, *furn, from Proto-Germanic *furnaz, variant of *fernaz. ==== Alternative forms ==== fōrn ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /forn/, [forˠn] Rhymes: -orn ==== Adjective ==== forn old, longstanding, time-honoured ==== Adverb ==== forn before, in front of, opposite, across from Ġesæt Benedictus forn onġēan ðam ― Sat Benedict opposite to them (Homl. Th. ii. 168, 15) Oþðæt he eft cume hyre forne ġēan ― until he again comes opposite to it (Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 8, 13; Lchdm. iii. 248, 17) ===== Related terms ===== forne foran fyrn === Etymology 2 === From Proto-West Germanic *forhnu, from Proto-Germanic *furhnō (“trout”). ==== Alternative forms ==== fōrn ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /forn/, [forˠn] ==== Noun ==== forn f trout ===== Usage notes ===== The precise gender of the word is unknown. It is generally regarded as a feminine ō-stem due to cognates in related Germanic languages. == Old Gutnish == === Etymology === Cognate with Old Norse forn. === Adjective === forn old, ancient ==== Derived terms ==== fyrnska (“ancientry, ancient (heathen) practices”) == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *fernaz (“foregoing, previous; recent”), from Proto-Indo-European *perHm-, *perH- (“fore, first”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“forth, over, across, through”). Cognate with Old English firn, fyrn-, Old Frisian fīr, fēr, Old Saxon fern, Old High German firni, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (fairneis). === Adjective === forn (comparative fornari, superlative fornastr) old, ancient ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: forn Faroese: fornur Norwegian Nynorsk: forn Norwegian: (dialectal) fonn, fodn Norwegian Bokmål: forn Old Swedish: forn Swedish: forn Danish: forne === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “forn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Old Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin furnus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French forn. === Noun === forn m (oblique plural forns, nominative singular forns, nominative plural forn) oven (device for baking, cooking, etc.) ==== Descendants ==== Occitan: forn === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “furnus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 902 == Old Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse forn, from Proto-Germanic *fernaz. === Adjective === forn ancient, very old ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: forn == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish forn, from Old Norse forn, from Proto-Germanic *fernaz (“foregoing, previous; recent”), from Proto-Indo-European *perǝm-, *perǝ- (“fore, first”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“forth, over, across, through”). === Adjective === forn belonging to the (ancient) past Det forna Jugoslavien ― The former Yugoslavia ==== Usage notes ==== Rare in other forms than forna or forne, or as part of compounds. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “forn”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “forn”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “forn”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)