sänn

See also: sann and sånn

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sínn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *séynos.

Determiner

sänn m (feminine si, neuter sätt)

  1. Third-person reflexive possessive determiner: his (own), her (own), its (own), their (own.)
Declension
Possessive pronoun
 Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter   
 Nominative   sänn   si   sätt
 Accusative  (säänn)   siin
 Dative   sinom   sännar   sine
 Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter   
 Nominative   siin   siin   siin
 Accusative
 Dative   sinom   sinom   sinom

Etymology 2

From Old Norse senn, from the older form seðr (which appears e.g. in the scaldic poems Haustlöng). Compare the Latin iam.

Adverb

sänn

  1. (in the phrase om sänn) At once, at the same time.
    Lappen snegle på potta nan gang om sänn.
    The Laplander glanced at the bottle every now and then.

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną.

Verb

sänn

  1. To hand.
    Nåkäs du yksa, så sänn mäg ’a
    If you can reach the axe, hand it to me.
Derived terms

Etymology 4

From san, sänd (sand.) Cognate with Norwegian sende, sinne, sinnu.

Noun

sänn f

  1. A whetstone of sandstone, small grinding stone, with which the scythe is sharpened.
Alternative forms
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