cwene

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== cwene (Early Middle English) alternative form of quene (“queen”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== cwene (Early Middle English) alternative form of quene (“woman”) == Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *kwenā, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkwe.ne/ Rhymes: -e.ne ==== Noun ==== cwene f woman lady, noblewoman; queen common woman, harlot ===== Declension ===== Weak n-stem: ===== Related terms ===== cwēn ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: quene English: quean Scots: quean === Etymology 2 === From cwēn. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkweː.ne/ Rhymes: -eː.ne ==== Noun ==== cwēne inflection of cwēn: accusative/genitive/dative singular nominative/accusative plural