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-en

a suffix formerly used to form transitive and intransitive verbs from adjectives (fasten; harden; sweeten), or from nouns (heighten; lengthen; strengthen).

Origin:
ME, OE -n- (as in ME fast-n-en, OE fǣst-n-ian to make fast, fasten); c. -n- of like verbs in other Gmc languages (ON fastna)

-en

a suffix used to form adjectives of source or material from nouns: ashen; golden; oaken.

Origin:
ME, OE; c. OHG -īn, Goth -eins, L -īnus; see -ine ¹

-en

a suffix used to mark the past participle in many strong and some weak verbs: taken; proven.

Origin:
ME, OE; c. G -en, ON -inn

-en

a suffix used in forming the plural of some nouns: brethren; children; oxen.

Origin:
ME; OE -an, case ending of n-stem nouns, as in naman obl. sing., and nom. and acc. pl. of nama name; akin to n-stem forms in other IE languages, as in L nōmen, nōmin- name

-en

a diminutive suffix: kitten; maiden.

Origin:
ME, OE, from neut. of -en ²

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-en¹
suff.

1. To cause to be: cheapen.
2. To become: redden.
3. To cause to have: hearten.
4. To come to have: lengthen.
1. To cause to have: hearten.
2. To come to have: lengthen.

[Middle English -enen, -nen, from Old English -nian.]

-en²
suff. Made of; resembling: earthen.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

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