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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /kweːn/
Etymology: From earlier cwœ̄n ← *kwœ̄ni ← *kwōni ← *kwą̄ni, from Proto-West Germanic *kwāni (“woman, wife”), from Proto-Germanic *kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Cognate with Old Saxon quān, Old Norse kvæn, Gothic 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 (qēns). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ), Proto-Slavic *žena, and Old Irish ben. Etymology templates: {{m|ang|cwœ̄n}} cwœ̄n, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*kwāni||woman, wife}} Proto-West Germanic *kwāni (“woman, wife”), {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*kwēniz}} Proto-Germanic *kwēniz, {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*gʷḗn}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn, {{cog|osx|quān}} Old Saxon quān, {{cog|non|kvæn}} Old Norse kvæn, {{cog|got|𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃}} Gothic 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 (qēns), {{cog|grc|γυνή}} Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ), {{cog|sla-pro|*žena}} Proto-Slavic *žena, {{cog|sga|ben}} Old Irish ben Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=cwēn|sort=}} cwēn f, {{ang-noun|f|head=cwēn}} cwēn f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-f|cwēn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|cwēn|cwēne,cwēna|cwēn,cwēne|cwēne,cwēna|cwēne|cwēna|cwēne|cwēnum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: cwēn [canonical, feminine], strong [table-tags], cwēn [nominative, singular], cwēne [nominative, plural], cwēna [nominative, plural], cwēn [accusative, singular], cwēne [accusative, singular], cwēne [accusative, plural], cwēna [accusative, plural], cwēne [genitive, singular], cwēna [genitive, plural], cwēne [dative, singular], cwēnum [dative, plural]
  1. queen (a ruling female monarch or a king's wife) Categories (topical): Female family members, Female people, Monarchy
    Sense id: en-cwen-ang-noun-DuOIu16e Disambiguation of Female family members: 59 9 15 17 Disambiguation of Female people: 73 7 20 1 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 85 5 5 5 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 65 12 12 12
  2. princess (a king's daughter)
    Sense id: en-cwen-ang-noun-QPTy9F~N
  3. woman
    Sense id: en-cwen-ang-noun-zy5b~x7w
  4. wife
    Sense id: en-cwen-ang-noun-nVKjyOTW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cyninge (english: rare word for queen), wīf (english: the usual word for woman/wife), cwǣn, cwœ̄n, cuœ̄n, cuoen, cœ̄n, coen, quen Derived forms: ealdra cwēna spell Related terms: cwene (english: woman, wife)

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "rare word for queen",
      "word": "cyninge"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "wīf"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "glosses": [
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      "ipa": "/kweːn/"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "rare word for queen",
      "word": "cyninge"
    },
    {
      "english": "the usual word for woman/wife",
      "word": "wīf"
    },
    {
      "word": "cwǣn"
    },
    {
      "word": "cwœ̄n"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuœ̄n"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuoen"
    },
    {
      "word": "cœ̄n"
    },
    {
      "word": "coen"
    },
    {
      "word": "quen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cwen"
}

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