æcen

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aikīnaz. Cognate with Old Frisian ētsen, Old High German eihhīn, Old Norse eikinn. Equivalent to āc +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ǣċen

  1. (relational) oak

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: oken, okene, okyn, aken, eken
    • English: oaken
    • Scots: aiken