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Old English · noun

stofn

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/stofn/
[stovn]
Syllables
stofn (1 syllable)
Modern English
stemstump

Meaning

  1. stem

  2. stump

  3. offspring; progeny

Declension

Declension of stofn
SingularPlural
Nominative stofnstofnas
Accusative stofnstofnas
Genitive stofnesstofna
Dative stofnestofnum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stōmnaz, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *stōmô (“base, foundation”). Compare Old Norse stomn, stofn (“stem; stump; foundation; stock”), Gothic (stōma). Alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *stubnaz, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *stubbaz (“stump”).

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