cwene

From Old English cwēn.

cwene

1. Alternative form of quene (“queen”)

From Old English cwene.

cwene

1. Alternative form of quene (“woman”)

From Proto-West Germanic *kwenā, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwe.ne/

cwene f

1. woman
2. lady, noblewoman; queen
3. common woman, harlot

• cwēn

• Middle English: quene
  • English: quean
  • Scots: quean

From cwēn.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkweː.ne/

cwēne

1. inflection of cwēn:
   1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural