æcen

Old English

Alternative forms

• ācen

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aikīnaz. Cognate with Old Frisian ētsen, Old High German eihhīn, Old Norse eikinn. Equivalent to āc +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæː.t͡ʃen/

Adjective

ǣċen

1. (relational) oak

Declension

Declension of ǣċen — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣċen	ǣċenu, ǣcnu, ǣċeno, ǣcno	ǣċen
Accusative	ǣċenne	ǣċene, ǣcne	ǣċen
Genitive	ǣċenes, ǣcnes	ǣċenre	ǣċenes, ǣcnes
Dative	ǣċenum, ǣcnum	ǣċenre	ǣċenum, ǣcnum
Instrumental	ǣċene, ǣcne	ǣċenre	ǣċene, ǣcne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣċene, ǣcne	ǣċena, ǣcna, ǣċene, ǣcne	ǣċenu, ǣcnu, ǣċeno, ǣcno
Accusative	ǣċene, ǣcne	ǣċena, ǣcna, ǣċene, ǣcne	ǣċenu, ǣcnu, ǣċeno, ǣcno
Genitive	ǣċenra	ǣċenra	ǣċenra
Dative	ǣċenum, ǣcnum	ǣċenum, ǣcnum	ǣċenum, ǣcnum
Instrumental	ǣċenum, ǣcnum	ǣċenum, ǣcnum	ǣċenum, ǣcnum

Declension of ǣċen — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣċena, ǣcna	ǣċene, ǣcne	ǣċene, ǣcne
Accusative	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċene, ǣcne
Genitive	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċenan, ǣcnan
Dative	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċenan, ǣcnan
Instrumental	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċenan, ǣcnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċenan, ǣcnan
Accusative	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċenan, ǣcnan	ǣċenan, ǣcnan
Genitive	ǣċenra, ǣċenena, ǣcnena	ǣċenra, ǣċenena, ǣcnena	ǣċenra, ǣċenena, ǣcnena
Dative	ǣċenum, ǣcnum	ǣċenum, ǣcnum	ǣċenum, ǣcnum
Instrumental	ǣċenum, ǣcnum	ǣċenum, ǣcnum	ǣċenum, ǣcnum

Descendants

• Middle English: oken, okene, okyn, aken, eken
  • English: oaken
  • Scots: aiken