forn
Old Swedish
adjective
Definitions
- ancient, very old
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse forn (old, ancient) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fernaz (previous, recent, foregoing).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fernaz
Gloss
previous, recent, foregoing
Kanji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *per- Proto-Indo-European
- *perHm- Proto-Indo-European
- *perǝm- Proto-Indo-European
- *fernaz Proto-Germanic
- forn Swedish
- fornengelska Swedish
- fornforskare Swedish
- fornfranska Swedish
- fornhögtyska Swedish
- fornkunskap Swedish
- fornsvenska Swedish
- forn Old Norse
- fornyrðislag Old Norse
- forn Icelandic
- firni Old High German
- fornur Faroese
- 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍃 Gothic