tacn
Old English
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *taikn.
Cognate with Old Frisian tēken, Old Saxon tēkan, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 (taikns).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittācn n
- sign
- token, credential
- sign of the Zodiac
- a distinguishing mark
- a sign to attract attention, signal
- a sign of anything future, a prognostic
- an action that conveys a meaning
- an indication, a mark which shows condition or state
- a sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidence
- a supernatural sign, miracle
- a signal event, remarkable circumstance
Declension
editDeclension of tācn (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deyḱ-
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English neuter nouns
- Old English neuter a-stem nouns