eldertongue

Old English · adverb

inn

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/inn/
[in]
Syllables
inn (1 syllable)

inn1 · adverb

Senses

  1. in (with allative direction)

    Petrus cnocode forþ oþ þæt hīe hine inn lēton.

    Peter kept knocking until they let him in.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Festival of St. Peter the Apostle"

  2. inside (with allative direction)

    Hit ongann riġnan, þȳ iċ ēode inn.

    It started raining, so I went inside.

inn2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. inn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inn.

Probably from inne (“in, inside”).

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