beechen
English
Etymology
From Middle English bechen, from Old English bēċen (“made of beechwood, beechen”), Proto-Germanic *bōkīnaz, equivalent to beech + -en. Cognate with Dutch beuken (“beechen”).
Adjective
beechen (not comparable)
- Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech.
Translations
consisting, or made, of wood or bark of the beech
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References
- beechen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Middle English
Adjective
beechen
- Alternative form of bechen
References
- “bechen, (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 May 2018.