Old English · interjection
amen
- Part of speech
- interjection
- IPA
- /ɑːˈmen/
- Syllables
- ɑː · ˈmen (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- amen
Meaning
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amen, so be it
Þæs sȳ þām hālġan þonc, þæt hē ūsiċ ġeweorþade, wuldres ealdor, ēċe dryhten, in ealle tīd. Āmen.
Thanks be to the holy one, that he worthied us, the prince of glory, the everlasting lord, in all time. Amen.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin āmēn, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן.
Descendants
amen
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