synnen
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English syngian; by the late ME period, usually remodelled on synne + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
- senegen, singen, singy, sunge, sungy, sunne, syn, synege, synegen, synewe, synewi, syngen, synne, synny
- seneȝin, sunege, sunegen, suneghie, sunegi, sunegin, sunegun, sunegy, suneȝan, suneȝien, sunehe, synȝien (early)
- sinnȝhenn (Ormulum); zeneȝi (Kent); cynnyn (late)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsinən/, /ˈsinɡən/, /ˈsinwən/, /ˈsiniu̯ən/, /ˈsɛn-/, /ˈsun-/
- (early) IPA(key): /ˈsin(ə)ɣən/
Verb
synnen (third-person singular simple present synneth, present participle synnende, synnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle synned)
- To sin; to commit sins, especially of a sexual nature.
Conjugation
Conjugation of synnen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) synnen, synne | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | synne | synned | |
| 2nd-person singular | synnest | synnedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | synneth | synned | |
| subjunctive singular | synne | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | synnen, synne | synneden, synnede | |
| imperative plural | synneth, synne | — | |
| participles | synnynge, synnende | synned, ysynned | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: sin
- Scots: sin
References
- “sinnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
synnen
- (rare) plural of synne