æcen

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aikīnaz. Cognate with Old Frisian ētsen, Old High German eihhīn, Old Norse eikinn. Equivalent to āc +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæː.t͡ʃen/

Adjective

ǣċen

  1. (relational) oak

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: oken, okene, okyn, aken, eken
    • English: oaken
    • Scots: aiken