sten-

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See also: sten and Sten

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately an intensifier related to sten (“stone”), as in calling someone "stone-deaf," with parallels in Icelandic such as stein óður (“stone mad”).[1] Compare German sten-, Icelandic stein-.

Prefix[edit]

sten-

  1. (informal) very

Derived terms[edit]

Danish terms prefixed with sten-

References[edit]

  1. ^ Metcalfe, F. (1880). The Englishman and the Scandinavian: Or, A Comparison of Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse Literature. United Kingdom: Trübner & Company, p. 446

Swedish[edit]

Prefix[edit]

sten-

  1. very, exceedingly, profoundly (intensifier, in some words)

Derived terms[edit]

Swedish terms prefixed with sten-

References[edit]

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