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starn¹

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)n

Where it comes from

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

noun starns

  1. Northern England, Scotland A star.

starn²

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)n

Where it comes from

From Old English stearn.

noun starns

  1. UK, obsolete The European starling.

Starn³

proper noun Starns

  1. A surname

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"starn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/starn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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starn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/starn

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"starn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/starn.

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@misc{starn_2026,
  title = {starn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/starn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}