stefn – Old English noun declension

Noun: stefn
Gender: f m

Nominative

Singular	stefn
Plural	stefna; stefne; stefnas

Genitive

Singular	stefne; stefnes
Plural	stefna

Dative

Singular	stefne
Plural	stefnum

Accusative

Singular	stefne; stefn
Plural	stefna; stefne; stefnas

Sample Sentences

Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church, quoting "Circumdederunt me gemitus"
Dēaþes ġeōmerunga mē beēodon, and helle sārnyssa mē beēodon, and iċ on mīnre ġedrefednysse Drihten clypode, and hē of his hālgan temple mīne stemne ġehyrde. (The moaning of death surrounded me, and the pains of hell surrounded me, and in my distress I called out to the Lord, and from his holy temple he heard my voice.)
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 1:3 (A voice calling out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.")

Nouns inflected like stefn

heall, stefn, eofolsung, hamm, hyll,

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō. Cognate with Old Frisian stifne, Old Saxon stemna, Old High German stimna, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰 (stibna). See: Gothic Nouns '𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰'.

Verbs referencing "stefn"

English Nouns voice, English Nouns steven, Middle English Nouns steven, German Nouns Stimme.