facn

Old English

Alternative forms

• fācen, fācon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faikn, from Proto-Germanic *faikną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑːkn/

Noun

fācn n

1. deceit, fraud, guile
2. treachery
3. malice, wickedness, evil
4. crime

Declension

Declension of facn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fācn	fācn
accusative	fācn	fācn
genitive	fācnes	fācna
dative	fācne	fācnum

Related terms

• fǣcne

Descendants

• Middle English: faken, fakenn, foken