synnen

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old English syngian; by the late ME period, usually remodelled on synne +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms edit

senegen, singen, singy, sunge, sungy, sunne, syn, synege, synegen, synewe, synewi, syngen, synne, synny
seneȝin, sunege, sunegen, suneghie, sunegi, sunegin, sunegun, sunegy, suneȝan, suneȝien, sunehe, synȝien (Early Middle English)
sinnȝhenn (Ormulum); zeneȝi (Kent); cynnyn (Late Middle English)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsinən/, /ˈsinɡən/, /ˈsinwən/, /ˈsiniu̯ən/, /ˈsɛn-/, /ˈsun-/
(early) IPA^(key): /ˈsin(ə)ɣən/

Verb edit

synnen (third-person singular simple present synneth, present participle synnende, synnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle synned)

To sin; to commit sins, especially of a sexual nature.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of synnen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) synnen, synne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	synne	synned
2nd-person singular	synnest	synnedest
3rd-person singular	synneth	synned
subjunctive singular	synne	synned
imperative singular	synne	—

plural¹	synnen, synne	synneden, synnede
imperative plural	synneth, synne	—

participles	synnynge, synnende	synned, ysynned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants edit

English: sin
Scots: sin

References edit

“sinnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

synnen

(rare) plural of synne