Fenni
See also: fenni
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Fennī; compare Ancient Greek Φίννος (Phínnos). The name as used by Tacitus is unclear about whom it actually describes, but it may nevertheless be from Old Norse Finnr (“a Sami”). More at Fenni.
Noun edit
Fenni pl (plural only)
- (historical) An ancient people of northeastern Europe first described by Cornelius Tacitus in Germania in AD 98. It is unclear whether the Fenni are connected with the present-day Finns.
Translations edit
an ancient people
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References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Noun edit
Fennī