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.
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
      Seo eahteoðe leahter is superbia gehaten þæt is on ænglisc modignyss gecweden. Seo is ord and ende ælcere synne. Seo geworhte englas to atelicum deoflum...
      The eighth sin is called Superbia that is called Pride, in English, which is the beginning and end of every sin; it made angels into horrible devils,...

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative synn synna, synne
accusative synne synna, synne
genitive synne synna
dative synne synnum

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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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