acweorna

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːkˌwe͜or.nɑ/, [ˈɑːkˌwe͜orˠ.nɑ]

Noun

ācweorna m

  1. squirrel

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative ācweorna ācweornan
accusative ācweornan ācweornan
genitive ācweornan ācweornena
dative ācweornan ācweornum
  • ācwern

Descendants

  • Middle English: acquerne, aquerne, ocquerne, okerne, aquierne
    • >? English: con, conn (“squirrel”) (dialectal) (compare Old Norse íkorni)
    • >? Scots: con (“squirrel”) (compare Old Norse íkorni)
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