Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - en

1. suffix forming verbs: 1 from adjectives, usu. meaning 'make or become so or more so' (deepen; fasten; moisten). 2 from nouns (happen; strengthen). Etymology: OE -nian f. Gmc 2. suffix (also -n) forming adjectives from nouns, meaning: 1 made or consisting of (often with extended and figurative senses) (wooden). 2 resembling; of the nature of (golden; silvern). Etymology: OE f. Gmc 3. suffix (also -n) forming past participles of strong verbs: 1 as a regular inflection (spoken; sworn). 2 with restricted sense (drunken). Etymology: OE f. Gmc 4. suffix forming the plural of a few nouns (children; brethren; oxen). Etymology: ME reduction of OE -an 5. suffix forming diminutives of nouns (chicken; maiden). Etymology: OE f. Gmc 6. suffix. 1 forming feminine nouns (vixen). 2 forming abstract nouns (burden). Etymology: OE f. Gmc EN n. Printing a unit of measurement equal to half an em. Phrases and idioms en rule (or dash) a short dash used in punctuation. Etymology: name of the letter N