eldertongue

Old English · noun

henn

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/xenn/
[hen]
Syllables
xenn (1 syllable)
Modern English
hen

Meaning

  1. hen

Declension

Declension of henn
SingularPlural
Nominative hennhennahenne
Accusative hennehennahenne
Genitive hennehenna
Dative hennehennum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic *hanjō. Cognate with West Frisian henn (West Frisian hin), Dutch hen, Old High German henna (German Henne). Compare also Norwegian hœna.

Descendants

hen

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