"finn" meaning in Old English

See finn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /finn/, [fin]
Rhymes: -inn Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *finnō. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*finnō}} Proto-Germanic *finnō Head templates: {{ang-noun|m}} finn m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|finn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|finn|finnas|finn|finnas|finnes|finna|finne|finnum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], finn [nominative, singular], finnas [nominative, plural], finn [accusative, singular], finnas [accusative, plural], finnes [genitive, singular], finna [genitive, plural], finne [dative, singular], finnum [dative, plural], fin [alternative]
  1. fin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-finn-ang-noun-o4O8t3yD Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "fin"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "sco",
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        },
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        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "finne"
    },
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          "lang_code": "sco",
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        }
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *finnō.",
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finn",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finnas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finnes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fin",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "finn m",
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      "args": {
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      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "finn",
        "2": "finnas",
        "3": "finn",
        "4": "finnas",
        "5": "finnes",
        "6": "finna",
        "7": "finne",
        "8": "finnum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Don't eat any fish except those that have fins and scales.",
          "roman": "Ne ete ġē nānne fisċ būtan þā þe habbaþ finnas and sċielle.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Leviticus 11:9",
          "translation": "Don't eat any fish except those that have fins and scales.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "id": "en-finn-ang-noun-o4O8t3yD",
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          "fin",
          "fin"
        ]
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/finn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fin]"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "finn",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "finnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finnes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fin",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "finn m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "finn"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "finn",
        "2": "finnas",
        "3": "finn",
        "4": "finnas",
        "5": "finnes",
        "6": "finna",
        "7": "finne",
        "8": "finnum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Old English/inn",
        "Rhymes:Old English/inn/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Don't eat any fish except those that have fins and scales.",
          "roman": "Ne ete ġē nānne fisċ būtan þā þe habbaþ finnas and sċielle.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Leviticus 11:9",
          "translation": "Don't eat any fish except those that have fins and scales.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fin"
      ],
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          "fin"
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/finn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fin]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-inn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "finn"
}

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