Tarn Definition
tärn
tarns
noun
A small lake, esp. one that fills a cirque.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Tarn
Noun
Singular:
tarn
Plural:
tarnsOrigin of Tarn
From Old Norse tjÇ«rn (“a small mountain lake without tributaries"). Cognate with Norwegian tjern (“small forest or mountain lake")
From Wiktionary
Middle English tarne of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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