cwene

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Contents

1 Old English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Pronunciation
  - 1.1.2 Noun
    - 1.1.2.1 Related terms
    - 1.1.2.2 Descendants
- 1.2 Etymology 2
  - 1.2.1 Pronunciation
  - 1.2.2 Noun

Old English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Cognates with Balto-Slavic *genāˀ, Old Saxon cwena, Dutch kween ‘barren cow’, Old High German quena, Old Norse kvenna (Swedish kvinna), Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉 ‎(qino). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek γυνή ‎(gunḗ), Slavic *žena (Old Church Slavonic жена, Russian жена), Celtic *benā (Welsh benyw), Proto-Albanian *dzwāptnjā.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈkwene/

Noun[edit]

cwene f ‎(nominative plural cwenan)

a woman

Related terms[edit]

cwēn

Descendants[edit]

English quean
Scots quean

Etymology 2[edit]

From cwēn.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈkweːne/

Noun[edit]

cwēne

nominative plural of cwēn
accusative singular/plural of cwēn
genitive/dative singular of cwēn

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