Cwenas

Old English

Etymology

Compare Old Norse kvænir pl, possibly from Sámi kuöinu, after Finnish kainulaiset. See also Icelandic kvænir, kvenir pl, and Kven kvääni.

Proper noun

Cwēnas m pl

  1. the residents of Cwenland (Lapland)

Declension

singular plural
nominative — Cwēnas
accusative — Cwēnas
genitive — Cwēna
dative — Cwēnum

Derived terms

References

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