synn

See also: sýnn

Middle English

Noun

synn

  1. Alternative form of synne

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sunnju (“concern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-. Cognates include Old High German sunna (“justification”), Old Norse syn (“denial”), and Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 (sunja, “truth”). Replaced the reflex of Proto-West Germanic *sundi, which provides the word for "sin" in most other West Germanic languages.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /synn/, [syn]

Noun

synn f

  1. sin
    Þū eart on cwearterne þīnra āgenra synna.
    You're in a prison of your own sins.

Declension
Declension of synn (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative synn synna, synne
accusative synne synna, synne
genitive synne synna
dative synne synnum

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  1. Magnús Snædal (2016), “Gothic banja*, winja and sunja”, in Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, volume 133, →DOI, pages 105-106
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