tacen

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Old EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• tācn

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *taikną. Cognate with Old Saxon tēkan (Middle Low German têken), Dutch teken, Old High German zeihhan (German Zeichen), Old Norse teikn, (Danish tegn, Swedish tecken), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 (taikns).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːken/

NounEdit

tācen n (nominative plural tācnu)

1. sign, omen, token

DeclensionEdit

Declension of tacen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tācen	tācnu
accusative	tācen	tācnu
genitive	tācnes	tācna
dative	tācne	tācnum

Derived termsEdit

• foretācen

DescendantsEdit

• Middle English: taken, token
  • English: token