UrsprungFrom Old Norse þerna (“servant girl, maid”).
- archaic, common-gendera bridesmaid
- archaic, common-gendera girl or (young) woman accompanying the person portraying Saint Lucy (lucia) in a Saint Lucy's Day procession (luciatåg) (in Sweden or countries with similar traditions, following behind before lining up to sing), traditionally wearing a white gown with a red sash and often a wreath or tinsel garla…
“Lucia har ofta ett följe av tärnor” — Lucia often has a retinue of maidens
- common-gendera tern
- to dice (cut into (small) cubes, usually of food)
“Tärna potatisen” — Dice the potatoes
“tärnade morötter” — diced carrots
Formertärna(indefinite, nominative, singular) · tärnas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · tärnan(definite, nominative, singular) · tärnans(definite, genitive, singular) · tärnor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · tärnors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · tärnorna(definite, nominative, plural) · tärnornas(definite, genitive, plural) · tärnar(present) · tärnade(preterite) · tärnat(supine) · tärna(imperative) · tärna(active, infinitive) · tärnas(infinitive, passive) · tärnat(active, supine) · tärnats(passive, supine) · tärna(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · tärnen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)