denn in Old English

IPA: /denn/, [den] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *dani. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*dani}} Proto-West Germanic *dani Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} denn n, {{ang-noun|n}} denn n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|denn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|denn|denn|denn|denn|dennes|denna|denne|dennum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], denn [nominative, singular], denn [nominative, plural], denn [accusative, singular], denn [accusative, plural], dennes [genitive, singular], denna [genitive, plural], denne [dative, singular], dennum [dative, plural]

Inflected forms

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "þēofdenn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*dani"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *dani",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *dani.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dennes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dennum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "denn n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "denn n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "denn"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "denn",
        "2": "denn",
        "3": "denn",
        "4": "denn",
        "5": "dennes",
        "6": "denna",
        "7": "denne",
        "8": "dennum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "ang:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "den or lair"
      ],
      "id": "en-denn-ang-noun-UXtUpD0s",
      "links": [
        [
          "den",
          "den"
        ],
        [
          "lair",
          "lair"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "ang:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a woodland pasture for swine"
      ],
      "id": "en-denn-ang-noun-4Tuo1scu",
      "links": [
        [
          "woodland",
          "woodland"
        ],
        [
          "pasture",
          "pasture"
        ],
        [
          "swine",
          "swine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/denn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[den]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "denn"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
    "Old English neuter nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ang:Animals"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "þēofdenn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*dani"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *dani",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *dani.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dennes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "denne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dennum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "denn n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "denn n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "denn"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "denn",
        "2": "denn",
        "3": "denn",
        "4": "denn",
        "5": "dennes",
        "6": "denna",
        "7": "denne",
        "8": "dennum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "den or lair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "den",
          "den"
        ],
        [
          "lair",
          "lair"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a woodland pasture for swine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woodland",
          "woodland"
        ],
        [
          "pasture",
          "pasture"
        ],
        [
          "swine",
          "swine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/denn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[den]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "denn"
}

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"denn" meaning in Old English

Noun

Inflected forms