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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

men.

injury

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/meːn/[meːˀn]
  1. injury

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse mein, from Proto-Germanic *mainą (“damage, hurt, injustice, sin”).

noun/mɛn/[men]
  1. but, catch, hitch, snag

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Chiefly from Middle Low German men, man (“just, but”). To some extent merged with Old Norse meðan (“while”), whence medens, mens.

conj/mɛn/[men]
  1. but

Where this word comes from

Chiefly from Middle Low German men, man (“just, but”). To some extent merged with Old Norse meðan (“while”), whence medens, mens.

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