Old English · noun

wenn

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /wenn/
[wen]
Syllables: wenn (1 syllable)
Modern English: wen cyst

Meaning

wen (cyst on the skin)

Declension

Declension of wenn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wenn	wennas
Accusative	wenn	wennas
Genitive	wennes	wenna
Dative	wenne	wennum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wanjaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *wan- (“swelling, growth, lump, tumor”), of uncertain origin. According to Watkins, it is related to *wundō (“wound”). Cognate with Middle Low German wene (“wen”), Middle Dutch wanne, wan (“goiter”).

Descendants

wen

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