Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *aukanaz, past participle of *aukaną (to add, increase). Cognate with Old Frisian āken, Old Saxon ōkan (pregnant), Old Norse aukinn (increased, pregnant).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ēacen

  1. past participle of ēacan
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5[1]:
      …ac mē eċġa dolg ēacen weorðað þurh dēaðsleġe dagum and nihtum.
      …but for me wounds of edges become widened through deathblows by days and nights.

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Adjective

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ēacen

  1. increased, enlarged
  2. endowed (with some desirable trait)
  3. pregnant

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