starn

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noun

A star.

OriginMiddle English sterne ← Old Norse stjarna ← Proto-Germanic *sternǭ →
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Meanings

starn1

nounstarn (plural starns)

plural starns

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandA star.

starn2

nounstarn (plural starns)

plural starns

  1. UKobsoleteThe European starling.

Starn3

proper nounStarn (plural Starns)

plural Starns

  1. A surname

Origin

starn · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr“star”
  2. Proto-Germanic*sternǭ“star”
  3. Old Norsestjarna
  4. Middle Englishsterne
  5. Englishstarn

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

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starn · noun

  1. Old Englishstearn
  2. Englishstarn

From Old English stearn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with starn

barnyarndarntarnkarngarnbairnsharnsmell the barn
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Anagrams

transsnartranst
Cite this entry
APA

starn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starn

MLA

“starn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “starn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starn.

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