# skarn

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish skarn (“skarn, filth”), from Old Norse skarn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną. Doublet of sharn.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skarn