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fern

/ˈfɜːn/FURN
/ˈfɝn/FURN

Meaningthe fern

Common meaning: a plant with feathery fronds

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishfearnsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishfernesource
  3. Englishfern‘a plant with feathery fronds’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English fearn ‘the fern’.

Roots

  • fearn Old English “the fern”

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