tacn

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taikn.

Cognate with Old Frisian tēken, Old Saxon tēkan, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 (taikns).

Pronunciation

Noun

tācn n

  1. sign
  2. token, credential
  3. sign of the Zodiac
  4. a distinguishing mark
  5. a sign to attract attention, signal
  6. a sign of anything future, a prognostic
  7. an action that conveys a meaning
  8. an indication, a mark which shows condition or state
  9. a sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidence
  10. a supernatural sign, miracle
  11. a signal event, remarkable circumstance

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative tācn tācnu
accusative tācn tācnu
genitive tācnes tācna
dative tācne tācnum

Descendants