cwene

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

cwene

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of quene (“queen”)

Etymology 2

Noun

cwene

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of quene (“woman”)

Old English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwe.ne/
• Rhymes: -e.ne

Noun

cwene f

1. woman
2. lady, noblewoman; queen
3. common woman, harlot

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cwene	cwenan
accusative	cwenan	cwenan
genitive	cwenan	cwenena
dative	cwenan	cwenum

Related terms

• cwēn

Descendants

• Middle English: quene
  • English: quean
  • Scots: quean

Etymology 2

From cwēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkweː.ne/
• Rhymes: -eː.ne

Noun

cwēne

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