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firn

[ feern ]

noun



firn

/ fɪən /

noun

  1. another name for névé
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firn

/ fîrn /

  1. Granular, partially consolidated snow that has passed through one summer melt season but is not yet glacial ice. Firn becomes glacial ice once it has become impermeable to liquid water.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of firn1

1850–55; < German (Swiss), noun use of firn last year's, old; cognate with Old English fyrn former, ancient, Gothic fairneis; akin to Old Norse forn ancient. See before
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Word History and Origins

Origin of firn1

C19: from German (Swiss dialect) firn of the previous year, from Old High German firni old
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Example Sentences

The small firn also rises with a common footstalk from the radix and are from four to eight in number.

Firn, firn, or fern, n. snow on high glaciers while still granular—the French nv.

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