beacn

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

bēacen, bīecen
bēcen, bēcon, bēcun — Anglian

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną. Cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan, Old High German bouhhan.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /bæ͜ɑːkn/

Noun[edit]

bēacn n

sign, signal
beacon

Declension[edit]

Declension of beacn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bēacn	bēacnu
accusative	bēacn	bēacnu
genitive	bēacnes	bēacna
dative	bēacne	bēacnum

Derived terms[edit]

bīecnan

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: beken, beeken, beekne, bekene, bekne, bekyn, biken
- English: beacon
- Middle Scots: bekin, beikin

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