"fen" meaning in Old Norse

See fen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *fanją. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*fanją}} Proto-Germanic *fanją Head templates: {{head|non|noun|genitive|fens|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}|plural|fen|or|||{{{ap}}}|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} fen n (genitive fens, plural fen), {{non-noun|n|fens|fen}} fen n (genitive fens, plural fen) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-n-ja|fen}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=fenin|api=fen|asd=fenit|asi=fen|dpd=fenjunum|dpi=fenjum|dsd=feninu|dsi=feni|g=neuter|gpd=fenjanna|gpi=fenja|gsd=fensins|gsi=fens|notes=|npd=fenin|npi=fen|nsd=fenit|nsi=fen|stem=strong ja-stem|title=fen}}, {{non-decl-cell|fen|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|fenit|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|fen|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|fenin|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|fen|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|fenit|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|fen|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|fenin|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|feni|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|feninu|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|fenjum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|fenjunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|fens|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|fensins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|fenja|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|fenjanna|gpd}} Forms: fens [genitive], fen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], fen [indefinite, nominative, singular], fenit [definite, nominative, singular], fen [indefinite, nominative, plural], fenin [definite, nominative, plural], fen [accusative, indefinite, singular], fenit [accusative, definite, singular], fen [accusative, indefinite, plural], fenin [accusative, definite, plural], feni [dative, indefinite, singular], feninu [dative, definite, singular], fenjum [dative, indefinite, plural], fenjunum [dative, definite, plural], fens [genitive, indefinite, singular], fensins [definite, genitive, singular], fenja [genitive, indefinite, plural], fenjanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. fen, bog, quagmire Tags: neuter Derived forms: Fenrir, Fenris, fenvotr (english: fen wet, soaked) Related terms: fúna (english: rot)
    Sense id: en-fen-non-noun-WojL5pM9 Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 23 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "word": "fen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "word": "fen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "fen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "word": "fen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "word": "fen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fanją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fanją",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *fanją.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-n-ja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feninu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenjum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenjunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fensins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenjanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "10": "{{{dative}}}",
        "11": "plural",
        "12": "fen",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{ap}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "fens",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
        "9": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fen n (genitive fens, plural fen)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "fens",
        "3": "fen"
      },
      "expansion": "fen n (genitive fens, plural fen)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fen"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-n-ja"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "fenin",
        "api": "fen",
        "asd": "fenit",
        "asi": "fen",
        "dpd": "fenjunum",
        "dpi": "fenjum",
        "dsd": "feninu",
        "dsi": "feni",
        "g": "neuter",
        "gpd": "fenjanna",
        "gpi": "fenja",
        "gsd": "fensins",
        "gsi": "fens",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "fenin",
        "npi": "fen",
        "nsd": "fenit",
        "nsi": "fen",
        "stem": "strong ja-stem",
        "title": "fen"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fen",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenit",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fen",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenin",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fen",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenit",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fen",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenin",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "feni",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "feninu",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenjum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenjunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fens",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fensins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenja",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenjanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 23 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Fenrir"
        },
        {
          "word": "Fenris"
        },
        {
          "english": "fen wet, soaked",
          "translation": "fen wet, soaked",
          "word": "fenvotr"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "bogs and fens",
          "text": "mýrar ok fen",
          "translation": "bogs and fens",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fen, bog, quagmire"
      ],
      "id": "en-fen-non-noun-WojL5pM9",
      "links": [
        [
          "fen",
          "fen#English"
        ],
        [
          "bog",
          "bog"
        ],
        [
          "quagmire",
          "quagmire"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "rot",
          "translation": "rot",
          "word": "fúna"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fen"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Fenrir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fenris"
    },
    {
      "english": "fen wet, soaked",
      "translation": "fen wet, soaked",
      "word": "fenvotr"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "word": "fen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "word": "fen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "fen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "word": "fen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "word": "fen"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fanją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fanją",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *fanją.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-n-ja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feninu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenjum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenjunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fensins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenjanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{ap}}}",
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        "3": "genitive",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "fens",
        "3": "fen"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "fen"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-n-ja"
    },
    {
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        "api": "fen",
        "asd": "fenit",
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        "dsi": "feni",
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        "gpd": "fenjanna",
        "gpi": "fenja",
        "gsd": "fensins",
        "gsi": "fens",
        "notes": "",
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        "npi": "fen",
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        "nsi": "fen",
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        "title": "fen"
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      "args": {
        "1": "fen",
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fenit",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fen",
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      },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fen",
        "2": "asi"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenit",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fen",
        "2": "api"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenin",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "feni",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "feninu",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenjum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenjunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fens",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fensins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenja",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fenjanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "rot",
      "translation": "rot",
      "word": "fúna"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse neuter ja-stem nouns",
        "Old Norse neuter nouns",
        "Old Norse nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 23 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "bogs and fens",
          "text": "mýrar ok fen",
          "translation": "bogs and fens",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fen, bog, quagmire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fen",
          "fen#English"
        ],
        [
          "bog",
          "bog"
        ],
        [
          "quagmire",
          "quagmire"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fen"
}

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