tacn

Old English

Alternative forms

• tācen, tācon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taikn.

Cognate with Old Frisian tēken, Old Saxon tēkan, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 (taikns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑːkn/

Noun

tācn n

1. sign
2. token, credential
3. sign of the Zodiac
4. a distinguishing mark
5. a sign to attract attention, signal
6. a sign of anything future, a prognostic
7. an action that conveys a meaning
8. an indication, a mark which shows condition or state
9. a sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidence
10. a supernatural sign, miracle
11. a signal event, remarkable circumstance

Declension

Declension of tācn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tācn	tācnu
accusative	tācn	tācnu
genitive	tācnes	tācna
dative	tācne	tācnum

Descendants

• Middle English: token, tokene, tokin, tokine, tokon, tokne, tocne, toquen, taken, takein, takin, takine (Northern), taken, takein, takin, takine, tacn, tacne, tacnæ, tockne (Early Middle English)
  • English: token
  • Scots: taiken
• → Old Norse: tákn
  • Icelandic: tákn