beacn

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną. Cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan, Old High German bouhhan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bæ͜ɑːkn/

Noun

bēacn n

  1. sign, signal
  2. beacon

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative bēacn bēacnu
accusative bēacn bēacnu
genitive bēacnes bēacna
dative bēacne bēacnum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: beken, beeken, beekne, bekene, bekne, bekyn, biken
    • English: beacon
    • Scots: beikin, bekin
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