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*'''Water''':
===Tarn===
The word ''tarn'', used extensively throughout the northwest and in particular the Lake District, has Old Norse origins with a subtle shift into late 14 century Middle English and typically means a small mountain lake. It is also a dialectal word popularised by the Lake poets.<ref>{{oed|title1=tarn|title2=Tarn|day=22|month=January|year=2022}}</ref>
*Middle English ''[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED44916/track?counter=2&search_id=23074356 terne]'' (alternative ''tarne'') → meaning a lake, pond or pool
*Old Norse ''[[wiktionary:tjörn|tjörn]]'' → meaning a small mountain lake, pond or pool
*Proto-Germanic ''[[wiktionary:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ternō|ternō]]'' → a reconstructed word meaning a small lake or water hole
''Tarn'' is also cognate with other Scandinavian languages: Danish and Norwegian ''[[wiktionary:tjern|tjern]]'' (small forest or mountain lake) , Faroese ''[[wiktionary:tjørn|tjørn]]'' (pond), Icelandic ''[[wiktionary:tjörn|tjörn]]'' (pond) and Swedish ''[[wiktionary:tjärn|tjärn]]'' (small forest lake).
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