eacen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aukanaz, past participle of *aukaną (“to add, increase”). Cognate with Old Frisian āken, Old Saxon ōkan (“pregnant”), Old Norse aukinn (“increased, pregnant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑː.ken/

Verb

ēacen

1. past participle of ēacan
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5‎:

     …ac mē eċġa dolg ēacen weorðað þurh dēaðsleġe dagum and nihtum.

     …but for me wounds of edges become widened through deathblows by days and nights.

Declension

Declension of ēacen — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēacen	ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno	ēacen
Accusative	ēacenne	ēacene, ēacne	ēacen
Genitive	ēacenes, ēacnes	ēacenre	ēacenes, ēacnes
Dative	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenre	ēacenum, ēacnum
Instrumental	ēacene, ēacne	ēacenre	ēacene, ēacne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēacene, ēacne	ēacena, ēacna, ēacene, ēacne	ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno
Accusative	ēacene, ēacne	ēacena, ēacna, ēacene, ēacne	ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno
Genitive	ēacenra	ēacenra	ēacenra
Dative	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum
Instrumental	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum

Declension of ēacen — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēacena, ēacna	ēacene, ēacne	ēacene, ēacne
Accusative	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacene, ēacne
Genitive	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan
Dative	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan
Instrumental	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan
Accusative	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan
Genitive	ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena	ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena	ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena
Dative	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum
Instrumental	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum

Adjective

ēacen

1. increased, enlarged
2. endowed (with some desirable trait)
3. pregnant

Declension

Declension of ēacen — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēacen	ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno	ēacen
Accusative	ēacenne	ēacene, ēacne	ēacen
Genitive	ēacenes, ēacnes	ēacenre	ēacenes, ēacnes
Dative	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenre	ēacenum, ēacnum
Instrumental	ēacene, ēacne	ēacenre	ēacene, ēacne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēacene, ēacne	ēacena, ēacna, ēacene, ēacne	ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno
Accusative	ēacene, ēacne	ēacena, ēacna, ēacene, ēacne	ēacenu, ēacnu, ēaceno, ēacno
Genitive	ēacenra	ēacenra	ēacenra
Dative	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum
Instrumental	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum

Declension of ēacen — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēacena, ēacna	ēacene, ēacne	ēacene, ēacne
Accusative	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacene, ēacne
Genitive	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan
Dative	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan
Instrumental	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan
Accusative	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan	ēacenan, ēacnan
Genitive	ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena	ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena	ēacenra, ēacenena, ēacnena
Dative	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum
Instrumental	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum	ēacenum, ēacnum

Derived terms

• bearnēacen