beacn

Old English

Alternative forms

bēacen, bīecen
bēcen, bēcon, bēcun — Anglian

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

sign, signal
beacon

Declension

Declension of beacn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bēacn	bēacnu
accusative	bēacn	bēacnu
genitive	bēacnes	bēacna
dative	bēacne	bēacnum

Derived terms

bīecnan

Descendants

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

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