"cwene" meaning in Old English

See cwene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkwe.ne/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *kwenā, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*kwenā}} Proto-West Germanic *kwenā, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*kwenǭ}} Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*gʷḗn}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} cwene f, {{ang-noun|f}} cwene f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-f|cwen}}, {{ang-decl-noun|cwene|cwenan|cwenan|cwenan|cwenan|cwenena|cwenan|cwenum|num=|title=|type=weak feminine (n-stem)}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], cwene [nominative, singular], cwenan [nominative, plural], cwenan [accusative, singular], cwenan [accusative, plural], cwenan [genitive, singular], cwenena [genitive, plural], cwenan [dative, singular], cwenum [dative, plural]
  1. woman Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cwene-ang-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 42 39 20 0 0
  2. lady, noblewoman; queen Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cwene-ang-noun-NuRlcOEX Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 42 39 20 0 0
  3. common woman, harlot Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cwene-ang-noun-jXXgkX7U Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Female people Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 14 11 11 29 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 11 11 28 12 11 Disambiguation of Female people: 42 39 20 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cwēn
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkweː.ne/ Forms: cwēne [canonical]
Etymology: From cwēn. Head templates: {{head|ang|noun form|head=cwēne}} cwēne
  1. inflection of cwēn:
    accusative/genitive/dative singular
    Tags: accusative, dative, form-of, genitive, singular Form of: cwēn
    Sense id: en-cwene-ang-noun-~BQztcK~ Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 2 2 7 18 23
  2. inflection of cwēn:
    nominative/accusative plural
    Tags: accusative, form-of, nominative, plural Form of: cwēn
    Sense id: en-cwene-ang-noun-z5G-5nki Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 2 2 7 18 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "quene"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: quene",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: quene"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "quean"
          },
          "expansion": "English: quean",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: quean"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "quean"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: quean",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: quean"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kwenā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      "args": {
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        "3": "*gʷḗn"
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cwenan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cwenum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cwene f",
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    },
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        "7": "cwenan",
        "8": "cwenum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "weak feminine (n-stem)"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "42 39 20 0 0",
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    },
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          "_dis": "42 39 20 0 0",
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        "lady, noblewoman; queen"
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        [
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          "lady"
        ],
        [
          "noblewoman",
          "noblewoman"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "14 14 11 11 29 12 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 11 11 28 12 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "42 39 20 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "ang:Female people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "common woman, harlot"
      ],
      "id": "en-cwene-ang-noun-jXXgkX7U",
      "links": [
        [
          "common",
          "common"
        ],
        [
          "harlot",
          "harlot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwe.ne/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cwene"
}

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  "etymology_text": "From cwēn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cwēne",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "noun form",
        "head": "cwēne"
      },
      "expansion": "cwēne",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 24 2 2 7 18 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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          "word": "cwēn"
        }
      ],
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        "inflection of cwēn:",
        "accusative/genitive/dative singular"
      ],
      "id": "en-cwene-ang-noun-~BQztcK~",
      "links": [
        [
          "cwēn",
          "cwen#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "accusative",
        "dative",
        "form-of",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "24 24 2 2 7 18 23",
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
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        }
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        "nominative/accusative plural"
      ],
      "id": "en-cwene-ang-noun-z5G-5nki",
      "links": [
        [
          "cwēn",
          "cwen#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "form-of",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkweː.ne/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old English feminine n-stem nouns",
    "Old English feminine nouns",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English non-lemma forms",
    "Old English noun forms",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ang:Female people"
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          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: quene",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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      ],
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    },
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    }
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  ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cwenena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cwenan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cwenum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cwene f",
      "name": "head"
    },
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        "1": "f"
      },
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        "8": "cwenum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "weak feminine (n-stem)"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "woman"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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          "lady",
          "lady"
        ],
        [
          "noblewoman",
          "noblewoman"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
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          "common"
        ],
        [
          "harlot",
          "harlot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwe.ne/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cwene"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From cwēn.",
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  ],
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        }
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      ],
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          "cwēn",
          "cwen#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "accusative",
        "dative",
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        "genitive",
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        "inflection of cwēn:",
        "nominative/accusative plural"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cwēn",
          "cwen#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "accusative",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkweː.ne/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cwene"
}

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