beacn

== Old English == === Alternative forms === bēacen, bīecen bēcen, bēcon, bēcun, bēcn — Anglian === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną. Cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan, Old High German bouhhan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bæ͜ɑːkn/ Rhymes: -æ͜ɑːkn === Noun === bēacn n sign, signal beacon ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== bīecnan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: beken, beeken, beekne, bekene, bekne, bekyn, bikenEnglish: beaconMiddle Scots: beikin, bekin