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sunne

sunne is the obsolete spelling of sun.

Meaning of sun

Proper noun

the sun

  1. The star that is closest to the Earth.
    • And the cite hath no nede of the ſunne nether of the mone to lyghten hit. For the bꝛynghtnes off God dyd light hitt: and the lambe was the light off hit.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, The Revelacion off Sanct Jhon the Devine xxj:[23], folio cccxlij, recto

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Questions about sunne

What is sunne the obsolete spelling of?
Sunne is the obsolete spelling of sun.

Words near sunne in the dictionary

  1. sunnah
  2. sunnahs
  3. Sunnaic
  4. Sunnan
  5. sunnas
  6. sunne
  7. sunned
  8. sunned up
  9. Sunnee
  10. Sunnees
  11. sunner

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