Tairn
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tairn is a noun meaning (Northern England) Alternative form of tarn.
Meaning
(Northern England) Alternative form of tarn.
Example Sentences
Thou Wind, that ravest without, / Bare craig, or mountain-tairn, or blasted tree, / Or pine-grove whither woodman never clomb, / Or lonely house, long held the witches' home, / Methinks were fitter instruments for thee, / Mad Lutanist! [footnote: Tairn is a small lake, generally if not always applied to the lakes up in the mountains, and which are the feeders of those in the valleys.[…]]
Word Forms
- tairns
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tarn, linn, lair, turlough, gate, loch.
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