[go: up one dir, main page]

Jump to content

acweorna

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Old English

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːkˌwe͜or.nɑ/, [ˈɑːkˌwe͜orˠ.nɑ]

Noun

[edit]

ācweorna m

  1. squirrel

Declension

[edit]

Weak:

singular plural
nominative ācweorna ācweornan
accusative ācweornan ācweornan
genitive ācweornan ācweornena
dative ācweornan ācweornum
[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Middle English: acquerne, aquerne, ocquerne, okerne, aquierne
    • >? English: con, conn (squirrel) (dialectal) (compare Old Norse íkorni)
    • >? Scots: con (squirrel) (compare Old Norse íkorni)