ABSTRACT

20.11. The ending -n (-en) is used as a grammatical means in ModE in the following forms:

plural of substantives: oxen (20.2)

primary of a pronoun: mine, none (20.3)

adjectives from substantives: woollen (20.4)

second participle: taken (above, 5.7)

derived causative or inchoative verbs from adjectives: sharpen, or substantives: heighten (20.5).