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garn

“garn” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. yarn; a twisted strand of fiber used for e.g. knitting
  2. a fishing net

Etymology

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”). (fishnet): Compare Danish and Norwegian garn (“yarn, fishnet”).

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