chyrne

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English ċiern, from Proto-West Germanic *kirnijā, Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ, extension of *kernǭ. Forms with /k/ are from or influenced by the related Old Norse kirna.

Alternative forms

• cherine, cherne, cheyrne, chirne, kirne, kyrn, kyrne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛrn(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃirn(ə)/, /ˈkirn(ə)/

Noun

chyrne

1. churn

Derived terms

• chyrnen
• chyrnynge

Descendants

• English: churn, kern
• Scots: kirn, kern, kurn, curn

References

• “chirne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.

Etymology 2

Verb

chyrne

1. Alternative form of chyrnen