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safn.

museum

4 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsapn̥]
  1. museum

    neuter
  2. library

    neuter
  3. collection (e.g. of books)

    neuter
  4. flock of sheep

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From safna, from Old Norse safna, a by-form of samna (“to collect, assemble”), from Proto-Germanic *samnōną (“to gather, collect”). More at sam.

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