fenn

See also: Fenn, fenn-, and fənn

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• fönn

Etymology

Lexicalization of fel (“up”) +‎ -n (case suffix): felen > fen > fenn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛnː]

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• Hyphenation: fenn
• Rhymes: -ɛnː

Adverb

fenn (comparative feljebb, superlative legfelül)

1. Alternative form of fent

   Synonyms: fent, fönn, fönt, felül, fölül

Usage notes

This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with fenn-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see fenn-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.

Derived terms

• fennen
• fenség
• fenső

 

Compound words

• fennhangon
• fennsík
• idefenn
• odafenn

 

Further reading

• fenn in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Old English

Alternative forms

• fen, fænn, fæn, feon, fien

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fenn/, [fen]

Noun

fenn n or m

1. mud
2. fen, marsh
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᛉ seċġ eard hæfþ oftust on fenne...

     Elk-sedge is has its home most often in the fen...

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fenn	fenn, fennas
accusative	fenn	fenn, fennas
genitive	fennes	fenna
dative	fenne	fennum

Derived terms

• fenland
• fennȳċe

Descendants

• Middle English: fen, fenne, ven
  • English: fen
  • Scots: fen
  • Yola: ven