Old English · noun
beacnung
Normalised bēacnung
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbæ͜ɑːk.nunɡ/[ˈbæ͜ɑːk.nuŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈbæ͜ɑːk · nunɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- beckoningnoddingfigurestropes
Meaning
-
a beckoning, a nodding
-
speaking by tropes or figures
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Equivalent to bēacnian + -ung.
Descendants
beckoning
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