eacen
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aukanaz, past participle of *aukaną (“to add, increase”). Cognate with Old Frisian āken, Old Saxon ōkan (“pregnant”), Old Norse aukinn (“increased, pregnant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑː.ken/
Verb
ēacen
- past participle of ēacan
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5[1]:
- …ac mē eċġa dolg ēacen weorðað þurh dēaðsleġe dagum and nihtum.
- …but for me wounds of edges become widened through deathblows by days and nights.
Declension
Declension of ēacen — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ēacen | ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno | ēacen |
| Accusative | ēacenne | ēacene, ēacne | ēacen |
| Genitive | ēacenes, ēacnes | ēacenre | ēacenes, ēacnes |
| Dative | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenre | ēacenum, ēacnum |
| Instrumental | ēacene, ēacne | ēacenre | ēacene, ēacne |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ēacene, ēacne | ēacena, ēacna, ēacene, ēacne | ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno |
| Accusative | ēacene, ēacne | ēacena, ēacna, ēacene, ēacne | ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno |
| Genitive | ēacenra | ēacenra | ēacenra |
| Dative | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum |
| Instrumental | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum |
Declension of ēacen — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ēacena, ēacna | ēacene, ēacne | ēacene, ēacne |
| Accusative | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacene, ēacne |
| Genitive | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan |
| Dative | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan |
| Instrumental | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan |
| Accusative | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan |
| Genitive | ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena | ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena | ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena |
| Dative | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum |
| Instrumental | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum |
Adjective
ēacen
Declension
Declension of ēacen — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ēacen | ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno | ēacen |
| Accusative | ēacenne | ēacene, ēacne | ēacen |
| Genitive | ēacenes, ēacnes | ēacenre | ēacenes, ēacnes |
| Dative | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenre | ēacenum, ēacnum |
| Instrumental | ēacene, ēacne | ēacenre | ēacene, ēacne |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ēacene, ēacne | ēacena, ēacna, ēacene, ēacne | ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno |
| Accusative | ēacene, ēacne | ēacena, ēacna, ēacene, ēacne | ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno |
| Genitive | ēacenra | ēacenra | ēacenra |
| Dative | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum |
| Instrumental | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum |
Declension of ēacen — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ēacena, ēacna | ēacene, ēacne | ēacene, ēacne |
| Accusative | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacene, ēacne |
| Genitive | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan |
| Dative | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan |
| Instrumental | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan |
| Accusative | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan | ēacenan, ēacnan |
| Genitive | ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena | ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena | ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena |
| Dative | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum |
| Instrumental | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum | ēacenum, ēacnum |