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==Etymology==
− It is [[inh|ang|inn|t=lodging, dwelling, house]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) probably from the adverb inne, inside, within (see [[in]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) so that an inn is a place one stays in.^(Cresswell 2021) It is cognate with Old Norse inni, a dwelling, refuge.^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)^(Collins 2023)
+ It is [[inh|ang|inn|t=lodging, dwelling, house]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) probably from the adverb inne, inside, within (see [[in]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) so that an inn is a place one stays in.^(Cresswell 2021) It is cognate with [[non|inni]], a dwelling, refuge.^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)^(Collins 2023)
==Earliest recorded meaning==