Fen vs Sen - What's the difference?
fen | sen |
a type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline
* 1842 ,
a plural form of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
* 1951 , Winthrop Sargeant, Through the Interstellar Looking Glass'' (in ''Life magazine, 21 May 1951)
A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.
A coin of this value.
* Charles F. C. Ladd, Jr., Around the World at Seventeen (page 70)
(Yorkshire) self
As a noun sen is
a sign, omen, portent.fen
English
(wikipedia fen)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) ).Noun
(en noun)- In dark fens of the Dismal Swamp / The hunted Negro lay; [...]
Derived terms
* fenlike * fennishSee also
* bog * everglade * marsh * swamp * wetlandEtymology 2
From (fan), by analogy with (men) as the plural of (man).Noun
fen' (p) (''singular:'' ' fan )- Sad to relate, however, some of the European delegates were probably insurgents rather than true fen .
Coordinate terms
* fenneDerived terms
* actifen * confen * eofen * fakefen * femme fen * femfen * femmefen * fringefen * litfen * mediafen * neofen * passifen * stfen * trufan * zinefen ----sen
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- Before leaving the Kyndam I had bought in exchange what I thought to be enough yens and sens to see me through.
Etymology 2
Noun
(head)- "Hear all, see all, say nowt. Ate all, sup all, pay nowt. An if ever tha does anythin for nowt, mek sure tha does it for tha sen ."