Meanings
countablekernel; single grain
uncountablecereal; corn; grain (type of plant and its fruit)
archaic · regional · uncountablerye (as the most common kind of grain in German-speaking Europe)
countablebead (knob on a gun barrel used for aiming)
2 more meanings
Noun
Korn (liquor produced from fermented cereal grain seed)
In Wenningstedt bei Karten und Korn / Erschlug einst ein Bauer in jähem Zorn / Seinen Gast.In Wenningstedt, over cardgames and korn / A farmer once slew in sudden wrath / His guest.
Proper name
Chiers (river)
Examples
GermanEnglish
Die Scheunen sind voll von Korn.The barns are full of grain.
Auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn.Even a broken clock is right twice a day.