eencoren

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From earlier êcōren, modified by folk etymology. From Old Dutch *ēkorno, from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō.

Noun

êencōren n or m

1. squirrel, red squirrel

Inflection

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	êencōren	êencōren, êncōrene
accusative	êencōren	êencōren, êncōrene
genitive	êencōrens	êncōrene
dative	êncōrene	êncōrenen

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	êencōren	êncōrene
accusative	êencōren	êncōrene
genitive	êencōrens	êncōrene
dative	êncōrene	êncōrenen

Alternative forms

• êcōren
• êcorn

Descendants

• Dutch: eekhoorn
  • Afrikaans: eekhoring
  • Jersey Dutch: än-kôrn, än̈kôrn
  • → Papiamentu: eekhoorn

Further reading

• “ecorn”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “eencoren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “eencoren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN