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sinew

Meaninga sinew

Common meaning: a tendon

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsinu‘seonu, sionu, a sinew’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsinewesource
  3. Englishsinew‘a tendon’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English sinu ‘a sinew’.

Roots

  • sinu Old English “a sinew”

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