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Old English · adjective

eacen

Normalised ēacen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈæ͜ɑː.ken/
Syllables
ˈæ͜ɑː · ken (2 syllables)
Modern English
increasedenlargedendowedtrait

eacen1 · adjective

Senses

  1. increased, enlarged

  2. endowed (with some desirable trait)

  3. pregnant

Declension

Strong declension of eacen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ēacenēacenuēacnuēacenoēacnoēacen
Accusative ēacenneēaceneēacneēacen
Genitive ēacenesēacnesēacenreēacenesēacnes
Dative ēacenumēacnumēacenreēacenumēacnum
Instrumental ēaceneēacneēacenreēaceneēacne
Plural
Nominative ēaceneēacneēacenaēacnaēaceneēacneēacenuēacnuēacenoēacno
Accusative ēaceneēacneēacenaēacnaēaceneēacneēacenuēacnuēacenoēacno
Genitive ēacenraēacenraēacenra
Dative ēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnum
Instrumental ēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnum
Weak declension of eacen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ēacenaēacnaēaceneēacneēaceneēacne
Accusative ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēaceneēacne
Genitive ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnan
Dative ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnan
Instrumental ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnan
Plural
Nominative ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnan
Accusative ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnan
Genitive ēacenraēacenenaēacnenaēacenraēacenenaēacnenaēacenraēacenenaēacnena
Dative ēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnum
Instrumental ēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnum

eacen2 · verb · inflected form

Senses

  1. past participle of ēacan

    …ac mē eċġa dolg ēacen weorðað þurh dēaðsleġe dagum and nihtum.

    …but for me wounds of edges become widened through deathblows by days and nights.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:

  2. Inflected form of ēacan

Declension

Strong declension of eacen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ēacenēacenuēacnuēacenoēacnoēacen
Accusative ēacenneēaceneēacneēacen
Genitive ēacenesēacnesēacenreēacenesēacnes
Dative ēacenumēacnumēacenreēacenumēacnum
Instrumental ēaceneēacneēacenreēaceneēacne
Plural
Nominative ēaceneēacneēacenaēacnaēaceneēacneēacenuēacnuēacenoēacno
Accusative ēaceneēacneēacenaēacnaēaceneēacneēacenuēacnuēacenoēacno
Genitive ēacenraēacenraēacenra
Dative ēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnum
Instrumental ēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnum
Weak declension of eacen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ēacenaēacnaēaceneēacneēaceneēacne
Accusative ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēaceneēacne
Genitive ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnan
Dative ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnan
Instrumental ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnan
Plural
Nominative ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnan
Accusative ēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnanēacenanēacnan
Genitive ēacenraēacenenaēacnenaēacenraēacenenaēacnenaēacenraēacenenaēacnena
Dative ēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnum
Instrumental ēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnumēacenumēacnum

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aukanaz, past participle of *aukaną (“to add, increase”). Cognate with Old Frisian āken, Old Saxon ōkan (“pregnant”), Old Norse aukinn (“increased, pregnant”).

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