eldertongue

Old English · noun

beacn

Normalised bēacn

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/bæ͜ɑːkn/
Syllables
bæ͜ɑːkn (1 syllable)
Modern English
beaconsignsignal

Meaning

  1. sign, signal

  2. beacon

Declension

Declension of beacn
SingularPlural
Nominative bēacnbēacnu
Accusative bēacnbēacnu
Genitive bēacnesbēacna
Dative bēacnebēacnum

All forms (6)

Etymology

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

Descendants

beacon

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