beacn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baukną. Cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan, Old High German bouhhan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbæːɑ̯kn̩/

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

ġebīecnan

Descendants

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

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