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Old English · proper noun

Cwenas

Normalised Cwēnas

Part of speech: proper noun, masculine
Modern English: cwenland residents lapland

Meaning

the residents of Cwenland (Lapland)

Declension

Declension of Cwenas
	Plural
Nominative	Cwēnas
Accusative	Cwēnas
Genitive	Cwēna
Dative	Cwēnum

All forms (3)

Cwēnas
Cwēna
Cwēnum

Etymology

Compare Old Norse kvænir pl, possibly from Sámi kuöinu, after Finnish kainulaiset. See also Icelandic kvænir, kvenir pl, and Kven kvääni.

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