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Tarn

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means a small mountain lake, especially one formed by a glacier
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Stage 1 of 2
tjörn
Old Norse · medieval
"a small mountain lake"
a small mountain lake or pool
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Stage 2 of 2
tarn
English · 1300s
"a small mountain lake"
settled as the English word for a small mountain lake, especially in northern England
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