synn

See also: sýnn

Old English

Alternative forms

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

  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
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