Starn

noun

noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A star. Northern-England, Scotland
  2. 2
    The European starling. UK, obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English sterne, starn, From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”). Doublet of star.

Etymology 2

From Old English stearn.

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