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

1. sign, signal
2. beacon

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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
  • Scots: beikin, bekin