"-an" meaning in Old Norse

See -an in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Presumably from Proto-Germanic *-ōniz. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*-ōniz}} Proto-Germanic *-ōniz Head templates: {{head|non|suffix}} -an
  1. (deverbative suffix) Used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-non-suffix-B1uncm0C Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 72 14 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Norse -ᚨᚾᚨ (-ana), from Proto-Germanic *-anē. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|non|gmq-pro|-ᚨᚾᚨ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Norse -ᚨᚾᚨ (-ana), {{inh+|non|gmq-pro|-ᚨᚾᚨ}} Inherited from Proto-Norse -ᚨᚾᚨ (-ana), {{inh|non|gem-pro|*-anē}} Proto-Germanic *-anē Head templates: {{head|non|suffix}} -an
  1. Forms adverbs with ablative direction. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-non-suffix-Tmx4V5ea
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|non|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -an
  1. strong accusative singular ending of adjectives Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-non-suffix-mZ4Xt~f~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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