haearn

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hiyarno-, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ ‘blood' > 'red’.

Noun

haearn

1. iron

Welsh

Chemical element
Fe
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Alternative forms

• harn

Etymology

From Middle Welsh haearn, from Proto-Brythonic *hiyarno-, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Cornish horn, Breton houarn, Irish iarann), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood, red”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈheɨ̯.arn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhei̯.arn/
• Rhymes: -eɨ̯arn

Noun

haearn m (plural heyrn, not mutable)

1. iron

Derived terms

• haearn smwddio (“a clothes iron”)
• haearnaidd (“like iron; inflexible, opressive”)
• taro haearn ar (“to iron (clothes)”)
• Oes yr Haearn (“the Iron Age”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “haearn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies