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ancenned

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Old English

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Etymology

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From ān +‎ cenned.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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āncenned

  1. only-begotten
    • Old English Heptateuch, Genesis 22:2
      "Nim þīnne āncennedan sunu Īsaac, þe þū lufast, and far tō þām lande Visionis hraþe, and ġeoffra hine þǣr uppan ānre dūne."
      "Take your only-begotten son Isaac, whom you love, and quickly go to the land of Visionis, and sacrifice him there upon a mountain."

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  • Middle English: ancenned, ankenned