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Webster 1913 Edition


Tarn

Tarn

,
Noun.
[OE.
terne
, Icel.
tjörn
.]
A mountain lake or pool.
A lofty precipice in front,
A silent
tarn
below.
Wordsworth.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tarn

T`ARN

,
Noun.
A bog, a marsh; a fen.

Definition 2024


tårn

tårn

See also: tarn and Tarn

Danish

Noun

tårn n (singular definite tårnet, plural indefinite tårne)

  1. tower
  2. rook (chess)

Inflection

Derived terms

Verb

tårn

  1. imperative of tårne

See also

Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikken (skak + brikken) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
konge dronning tårn løber springer bonde

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːɳ/
  • Rhymes: -oːɳ

Etymology

From Latin turris, via Middle Low German torn and Old Norse turn

Noun

tårn n (definite singular tårnet, indefinite plural tårn, definite plural tårna or tårnene)

  1. a tower
  2. a rook or castle (chess)

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin turris, via Middle Low German torn and Old Norse turn

Noun

tårn n (definite singular tårnet, indefinite plural tårn, definite plural tårna)

  1. a tower
  2. a rook or castle (chess)

Derived terms

References