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Old English · noun

stefn

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

stefn1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. voice

    Dēaþes ġeōmerunga mē beēodon, and helle sārnyssa mē beēodon, and iċ on mīnre ġedrefednysse Drihten clypode, and hē of his hālgan temple mīne stemne ġehyrde.

    The moaning of death surrounded me, and the pains of hell surrounded me, and in my distress I called out to the Lord, and from his holy temple he heard my voice.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church, quoting "Circumdederunt me gemitus"

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of stefn
SingularPlural
Nominative stefnstefnastefne
Accusative stefnestefnastefne
Genitive stefnestefna
Dative stefnestefnum

stefn2 · noun · masculine · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of stemn (“stem”)

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of stefn
SingularPlural
Nominative stefnstefnas
Accusative stefnstefnas
Genitive stefnesstefna
Dative stefnestefnum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō. Cognate with Old Frisian stifne, Old Saxon stemna, Old High German stimna, Gothic (stibna).

From Proto-West Germanic *stamni, from Proto-Germanic *stamniz.

Descendants

steven

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