iren

== Galician == === Verb === iren third-person plural personal infinitive of ir == Luxembourgish == === Verb === iren (third-person singular present iert, past participle gëiert, auxiliary verb hunn) superseded spelling of ieren == Middle English == === Alternative forms === irin, iron, irn, irne, yren, yrn, yrne eren, heren, heyron, hyrone, ieren, yeren, yrin (Late Middle English) iryn, iryne (Northern); yirn, yrun, yryn (especially East Anglia); hire, ire, yre (Southern, South Midland) yse, ysen (Middlesex); yzen (Kent) === Etymology === From Old English īren, variant of īsern, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiːrən/ IPA(key): /ˈiːr(ə)/ (Southern, South Midland) IPA(key): /ˈiːrn/ (especially East Midland or Northern) IPA(key): /ˈiːzən/, /ˈiːz(ə)/ (Kent, Middlesex) === Noun === iren (plural irnes) Iron; the metal Fe or its ore. An iron implement or tool: A heated iron poker (for branding, cauterising, or trial by ordeal) A fetter or shackle. One or more iron bars, fastenings or nails. An iron part of a larger tool. An iron or steel weapon. A piece of iron armour. === Adjective === iren Made or consisting of iron. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: iron Ottawa Valley: iern, eirn → Marshallese: aen Middle Scots: irne, yrne 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. Burnley, David (1983), “5. Linguistic Diversity”, in A guide to Chaucer's language‎[1], Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 115. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === iren m definite singular of ire == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === iren m definite singular of ire == Old English == === Etymology === Syncopic form of isern. Syncope of -s- in words for iron is an areal feature shared with insular Celtic languages. === Noun === īren m alternative form of īsern == Salar == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Turkic *irim. === Pronunciation === (Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): /iren/, /erɨn/ === Noun === iren cheese === References === 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1992), “iren”, in 撒拉汉汉撒拉词汇 [Salar-Chinese, Chinese-Salar Vocabulary], 成都: 四川民族出版社, →ISBN, page 186 Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “iiren”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 139