Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English cwēn.

Noun

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cwene

  1. Alternative form of quene (queen)

Etymology 2

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From Old English cwene.

Noun

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cwene

  1. Alternative form of quene (woman)

Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *kwenā, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

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Noun

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cwene f

  1. woman
  2. lady, noblewoman; queen
  3. common woman, harlot
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Middle English: quene

Etymology 2

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From cwēn.

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Noun

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cwēne

  1. inflection of cwēn:
    1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural