skarn

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noun

Any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.

OriginSwedish skarn ← Old Norse skarn ← Proto-Germanic *skarną →
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Meanings

nounskarn (plural skarns)

plural skarns

  1. geographyAny of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*skarną
  2. Old Norseskarn
  3. Swedishskarn“skarn, filth”
  4. Englishskarn

Borrowed from Swedish skarn (“skarn, filth”), from Old Norse skarn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną. Doublet of sharn.

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Anagrams

snarkkarnskransnarks
Cite this entry
APA

skarn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skarn

MLA

“skarn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skarn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skarn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skarn.

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