fen
1[fen]
noun
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
the Fens, a marshy region W and S of The Wash, in E England.
Origin of fen
1before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Norse fen quagmire, Gothic fani mud, Dutch ven, German Fenn fen, bog
fen
2[fen]
noun, plural fen.
Origin of fen
2First recorded in 1905–10, fen is from the Chinese word fēn
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Examples from the Web for fen
Historical Examples of fen
For a first book ‘A Daughter of the Fen’ is full of promise.
Robert OrangeJohn Oliver Hobbes
Beyond, flows the Fen River, and before him is the city gate.
The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi'sA. Mildred Cable
There was not a light in any house she passed, not even in Mr. Fen Llewellen's cottage.
Nan Sherwood at Pine CampAnnie Roe Carr
Shall we try to circle this fen and get across, or go back again?
Girl Scouts in the AdirondacksLillian Elizabeth Roy
But do you think it will take off all the water, and spoil the fen, Dave?
Dick o' the FensGeorge Manville Fenn
fen
1noun
Word Origin for fen
Old English fenn; related to Old High German fenna, Old Norse fen, Gothic fani clay, Sanskrit panka mud
fen
2noun plural fen
Word Origin for fen
from Mandarin Chinese
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