"cen" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃeːn/ Forms: ċēn [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *kiʀn. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*kiʀn}} Proto-West Germanic *kiʀn Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=ċēn|sort=}} ċēn m, {{ang-noun|m|head=ċēn}} ċēn m
  1. (poetic) torch Tags: poetic Synonyms (torch): þæċele
    Sense id: en-cen-ang-noun-N79Rv7pG Disambiguation of 'torch': 100 0
  2. the runic character ᚳ (/k/ or /tʃ/) Categories (topical): Fire, Light sources, Runic letter names
    Sense id: en-cen-ang-noun-97EPQuJO Disambiguation of Fire: 15 85 Disambiguation of Light sources: 15 85 Disambiguation of Runic letter names: 7 93 Categories (other): Undetermined terms with redundant script codes, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fæcele

Download JSON data for cen meaning in Old English (2.2kB)

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