beacnung

Old English

Alternative forms

bēacneng, bīcnung, bȳcnung

Etymology

Equivalent to bēacnian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑːk.nunɡ/, [ˈbæ͜ɑːk.nuŋɡ]

Noun

bēacnung f

a beckoning, a nodding
speaking by tropes or figures

Declension

Declension of beacnung (strong ō-stem)

Case	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
- English: beckoning

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BĒACNUNG”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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