synn

See also: sýnn

Old English

Alternative forms

• sinn, senn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sundijō. Cognates include Old Frisian sinde, sende, Old Saxon sundia, Old Dutch sunda, Old Norse synd, and Old High German sunta. The word may derive, ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”) through a *sent-, *sont-. Latin also has an old present participle of sum in the word sōns, sont- (“guilty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /synn/, [syn]

Noun

synn f

1. sin

   Þū eart on cwearterne þīnra āgenra synna.

   You're in a prison of your own sins.

Declension

Declension of synn (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	synn	synna, synne
accusative	synne	synna, synne
genitive	synne	synna
dative	synne	synnum

Derived terms

• synful
• synlēas
• synniġ

Descendants

• Middle English: sinne, synne, sunne, zen
  • English: sin