beacnung

Old English

Alternative forms
  • bēacneng, bīcnung, bȳcnung

Etymology

Equivalent to bēacnian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbæːɑknuŋɡ/

Noun

bēacnung f

  1. a beckoning, a nodding
  2. speaking by tropes or figures

Declension
Declension of beacnung (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bēacnung bēacnunga, bēacnunge
accusative bēacnunge bēacnunga, bēacnunge
genitive bēacnunge bēacnunga
dative bēacnunge bēacnungum
Derived terms
  • ġebēacnung f

References
  • BĒACNUNG in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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