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-sn
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Appendix:Variations of "sn"
Old English
Etymology
From ang gem-pro *-snō (gem-pro *-asnō, gem-pro *-isnō, gem-pro *-usnō), from ang ine-pro *-sneh₂.
Pronunciation
-sn
Suffix
f
forms feminine ō-stem nouns denoting a tool or instrument
Usage notes
The exact form of this suffix is influenced by the stem of the word it is attached to: thus it manifests as ang -esn when attached to an a-stem as in ang lybesn.
Declension
-sn
Derived terms
ang