See also: sten and Sten

Danish

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Etymology

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Ultimately an intensifier related to sten (stone), as in calling someone "stone-deaf," with parallels in Icelandic such as stein óður (stone mad).[1] Compare German sten-, Icelandic stein-.

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sten-

  1. (informal) very

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References

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  1. ^ Metcalfe, F. (1880). The Englishman and the Scandinavian: Or, A Comparison of Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse Literature. United Kingdom: Trübner & Company, p. 446

Swedish

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sten-

  1. very, exceedingly, profoundly (intensifier, in some words)

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