beacen
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *baukną. Cognate with Old Saxon bōkan, Old High German bouhhan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæːɑ̯ken/
Noun
bēacen n
- sign, portent
Declension
Declension of beacen (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bēacen | bēacnu |
| accusative | bēacen | bēacnu |
| genitive | bēacnes | bēacna |
| dative | bēacne | bēacnum |
Descendants
- Middle English: beken, bekyn, bekene, biken, beeken, bekne, beekne
- English: beacon
- Scots: bekin, beikin