senn

See also: sénn, Sënn, and س

Central Franconian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zen/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German sīn, from Old High German sīn (“to be”) (with some parts from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”) and *beuną (“to be, exist, become”)), from Proto-Indo-European *es-, *h₁es- (“to be, exist”). The /e/ requires a shortened Middle High German sin, probably from levelling with the inflection sint; cf. similarly Luxembourgish sinn, Limburgish zeen.

Alternative forms

• sinn (Kölsch), zieë (Kirchröadsj)
• sein (Moselle Franconian)

Verb

senn (third-person singular present es, past tense wor, past participle jewäs)

1. (most of Ripuarian) to be

Etymology 2

From Middle High German sien, from Old High German *sian, northern variant of sehan. Compare the same contracted form in Old Dutch sian.

Alternative forms

• sinn (Kölsch)
• sehn (most of Moselle Franconian, variant in Ripuarian)
• siehn, sinn, gesinn (south-western Moselle Franconian)

Verb

senn (third-person singular present süht or sitt, past tense sooch, past participle jesenn)

1. (parts of Ripuarian) to see

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse senn, from the older form seðr (which appears e.g. in the skaldic poem Haustlǫng).

Cognate with Old Frisian sōn, Old Saxon sāno, Old English sōna (English soon), Old High German sān.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnː

Adverb

senn

1. soon, presently, after a while

   Sundlaugin opnar senn.

   The swimming pool will open after a while.

   Jesús kemur senn.

   Jesus will come soon.

Derived terms

• í senn

Old English

Noun

senn f

1. alternative form of synn

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• seðr — older

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sanþi (“soon, at once”), a denominal adverb derived from the root of *sinnaną (“to head for, long for”).

Adverb

senn

1. soon, at once

Descendants

• Icelandic: senn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: senn
• Swedish: sänder (in i sänder)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “senn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive