en.
object form of the indefinite pronoun man ("one," "you")
Meaning & usage
object form of the indefinite pronoun man ("one," "you")
Det man inte vet skadar en inte
one, you
Det en inte vet har en inte ont av.
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish ēn, æn, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one, some”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”).
juniper
Where this word comes from
From earlier ene (sometimes also ener), from Old Norse einir.
the indefinite article: a, an.
Jag såg en björn i skogen
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish ēn, æn, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one, some”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”).
one
Vill du ha en eller två?
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish ēn, æn, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one, some”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”).
like, approximately, roughly, around
Vi var väl en femton stycken.
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish ēn, æn, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one, some”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”).
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