æcen

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ǣċen

  1. (relational) oak

Declension

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Descendants

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