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Old English · noun

fenn

Part of speech
noun, masculine / neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/fenn/
[fen]
Syllables
fenn (1 syllable)
Modern English
fenmarshfilth

Meaning

  1. fen, marsh

    seċġ eard hæfþ oftust on fenne...

    Elk-sedge has its home most often in the fen...

    The Old English rune poem
  2. mud, filth, dirt

Declension

Declension of fenn
SingularPlural
Nominative fennfennfennas
Accusative fennfennfennas
Genitive fennesfenna
Dative fennefennum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją.

Descendants

fen

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