en

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

noun

1. Abbreviation of English.

Etymology 2

The name of the letter comes from Latin en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

noun

1. The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.
   The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
   The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch. 1773 October, The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged
   I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time. 2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170
2. (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).

Etymology 3

From French.

prep

1. Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).

Etymology 4

From Old English hine.

pron

1. (dialectal, Newfoundland) him
   Such a strappen fine gentleman as he was, too. Yes, I rather like en sometimes. 1895, Thomas Hardy, A Pair of Blue Eyes, page 236
2. (dialectal, Newfoundland) it (when the thing being referred to is masculine)

Etymology 5

noun

1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Н / н.