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Old English · noun

preon

Normalised prēon

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/pre͜oːn/
Syllables
pre͜oːn (1 syllable)
Modern English
preenbroachpinfastening

Meaning

  1. pin, broach, fastening

Declension

Declension of preon
SingularPlural
Nominative prēonprēonas
Accusative prēonprēonas
Genitive prēonesprēona
Dative prēoneprēonum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle, pin”)

Descendants

preen

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