Old English · adjective
efn
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /efn/[evn]
- Syllables
- efn (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- flattogetherlevelequallyevenlyeven
efn1 · adjective
Senses
-
flat
-
level, even
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equal
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | efn | efn | efn |
| Accusative | efne | efne | efn |
| Genitive | efnes | efenre | efnes |
| Dative | efnum | efenre | efnum |
| Instrumental | efne | efenre | efne |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | efne | efnaefne | efn |
| Accusative | efne | efnaefne | efn |
| Genitive | efenra | efenra | efenra |
| Dative | efnum | efnum | efnum |
| Instrumental | efnum | efnum | efnum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | efna | efne | efne |
| Accusative | efnan | efnan | efne |
| Genitive | efnan | efnan | efnan |
| Dative | efnan | efnan | efnan |
| Instrumental | efnan | efnan | efnan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | efnan | efnan | efnan |
| Accusative | efnan | efnan | efnan |
| Genitive | efenraefnena | efenraefnena | efenraefnena |
| Dative | efnum | efnum | efnum |
| Instrumental | efnum | efnum | efnum |
efn2 · adverb
Senses
-
together
-
equally, evenly
-
just
...and he wunode mid him twentig wintra siððan and on his agenum mynstre em feowertig geara...
...and he remained with him twenty winters thereafter, and in his own monastery just forty years...
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
All forms (9)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ebn.
Descendants
even
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