-en

I. adjective suffix also -n Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German -īn made of, Latin -īnus of or belonging to, Greek -inos made of, of or belonging to made of ; consisting of <

earthen

> <

leathern

> II. verb suffix Etymology: Middle English -nen, from Old English -nian; akin to Old High German -inōn -en 1. a. cause to be <

sharpen

> b. cause to have <

lengthen

> 2. a. come to be <

steepen

> b. come to have <

lengthen

>