tern
English
/tɝn/, /tɜːn/
noun
Definitions
- Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse þerna (tern, maid, servant girl).
Origin
Old Norse
þerna
Gloss
tern, maid, servant girl
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- terne Norwegian Bokmål
- *þewernǭ Proto-Germanic
- fisktärna Swedish
- kentsk tärna Swedish
- kärrtärna Swedish
- rosentärna Swedish
- sandtärna Swedish
- silvertärna Swedish
- skräntärna Swedish
- skäggtärna Swedish
- småtärna Swedish
- sottärna Swedish
- svarttärna Swedish
- tygeltärna Swedish
- tärna Swedish
- tärnmås Swedish
- vitvingad tärna Swedish
- terne Norwegian Nynorsk
- þerna Old Norse
- terne Danish
- þerna Icelandic
- terna Faroese
- thiorna Old Saxon