beacnung
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Equivalent to bēacnian + -ung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑːk.nunɡ/, [ˈbæ͜ɑːk.nuŋɡ]
Noun
bēacnung f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bēacnung | bēacnunga, bēacnunge |
| accusative | bēacnunge | bēacnunga, bēacnunge |
| genitive | bēacnunge | bēacnunga |
| dative | bēacnunge | bēacnungum |
Derived terms
- ġebēacnung f
Descendants
- Middle English: bekenynge, bekening, bekenyng, bekninge, beknynge, bekynnynge, bekynynge, bikenyng, becnunge (Early Middle English)
- English: beckoning
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BĒACNUNG”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.