speni

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Etymology

From Old Norse speni, from Proto-Germanic *spenô. More at English spean.

Pronunciation

Noun

speni m (genitive singular spena, nominative plural spenar)

  1. teat, tit

Declension

Declension of speni (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative speni speninn spenar spenarnir
accusative spena spenann spena spenana
dative spena spenanum spenum spenunum
genitive spena spenans spena spenanna

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spenô.

Noun

speni m (genitive spena)

  1. a dug (of an animal)

Declension

  Declension of speni (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative speni speninn spenar spenarnir
accusative spena spenann spena spenana
dative spena spenanum spenum spenunum
genitive spena spenans spena spenanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: speni
  • Faroese: spini (“teat; penis”)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spene
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: spene
  • Swedish: spene, späne
  • Danish: spene

References

  • “speni”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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