synn
See also: sýnn
Old English
Alternative forms
- sinn, senn
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sundijō. Cognates include Old Frisian sinde, sende, Old Saxon sundia, Old Dutch sunda, Old Norse synd, and Old High German sunta. The word may derive, ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”) through a *sent-, *sont-. Latin also has an old present participle of sum in the word sons, sont- (“guilty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsynn/
Noun
synn f
- 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
- synful
- synlēas
- synniġ
Descendants
- Middle English: sinne, synne, sunne, zen
- English: sin