/ˈθɛɾna̝/, /ˈsɛɾna̝/
OrixePerhaps from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“kernel”). Compare Icelandic, Faroese, Old Norse kjarni (“kernel, core”).
- feminineheartwood
“por quatro levuas de çerna que mercastes a Fernan Peres, toneleiro”
“Iten, preçaron duas grades e hun chedeiro e dous temoos de cerna, a parte dos menores em quorenta :XL -? maravedis” — Item, they appraised two grates, a cart's bed and two shafts of heartwood, the part corresponding to the kids, 40 coins
- feminine, figurativelycore, essence, kernel
- femininesap
- femininepith (the essential or vital part)
Formascernas(plural) · cerne(alternative) · cerno(alternative)