cwene

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English cwēn.

Noun[edit]

cwene

  1. Alternative form of quene (“queen”)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old English cwene.

Noun[edit]

cwene

  1. Alternative form of quene (“woman”)

Old English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *kwenā, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cwene f

  1. woman
Declension[edit]
Declension of cwene (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cwene cwenan
accusative cwenan cwenan
genitive cwenan cwenena
dative cwenan cwenum
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Middle English: quene

Etymology 2[edit]

From cwēn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cwēne

  1. inflection of cwēn:
    1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural
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