Definitions For Firn

Noun

FIRN. (countable and uncountable, plural FIRNs) A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snow-cone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions.

Synonyms

névé

Derived terms

firnification

Translations

German: Firn, m : Alemannic German: Fiire, m Russian: фирн

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, de, Firn}}, from {{der, en, gsw, firn, , last year's}}, from {{der, en, goh, firni, , old}}, from {{der, en, gmw-pro, }}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, firnijaz}}, *fernaz, , foregoing, previous, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *per-, , forth, forward, across, through}}; cognate with {{cog, ang, fyrn, , former}}, {{cog, non, forn, , old}}, and {{cog, got, 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃, , old}}. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, 1993