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Old English · suffix

-ern

Part of speech
suffix
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ern/
[erˠn]
Syllables
ern (1 syllable)
Modern English
-ernerne

-ern1 · suffix

Senses

  1. Suffix meaning "a place".

    hāliġ (“holy”) + -ern → hāliġern (“sanctuary, holy place”)

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of -ern
SingularPlural
Nominative -ern-ernu
Accusative -ern-ernu
Genitive -ernes-erna
Dative -erne-ernum

-ern2 · suffix

Senses

  1. Suffix meaning "toward a place"; alternative form of -erne

All forms (6)

Etymology

From the adjectival use of -ærn (“noun suffix denoting location”), from ærn (“place”).

Variant of -erne.

Descendants

-ern

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