sten-
Danish
Etymology
Ultimately an intensifier related to sten (“stone”), as in calling someone "stone-deaf," with parallels in Icelandic such as stein óður (“stone mad”).[1] Compare German sten-, Icelandic stein-.
Prefix
sten-
- (informal) very
Derived terms
Danish terms prefixed with sten-
References
- ^ Metcalfe, F. (1880). The Englishman and the Scandinavian: Or, A Comparison of Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse Literature. United Kingdom: Trübner & Company, p. 446
Swedish
Prefix
sten-
- very, exceedingly, profoundly (intensifier, in some words)
Derived terms
References
- “sten-”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “sten”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “sten”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)