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BEÁCEN

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
BEÁCEN, bécen, bécn, bécun; g. beácnes; n. A
Wright's OE grammar
§135; §163; §219; §348;
BEACON, sign, token, standard; signum, significatio, typus, vexillum, portentum, miraculum; in specie de sancta cruce et de sole
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  • Leóht eástan com beorht beácen

    light came from the east a bright beacon,

    • Beo. Th. 1144
      • ;
    • B. 570
      • .

  • He beácen onget

    he perceived the sign,

    • Cd. 198; Th. 246, 33
      • ;
    • Dan. 488
      • .

  • Wæs beácen boden

    the token was announced,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2403
      • ;
    • An. 1203
      • .

  • Beácnes cyme

    the beacon's [the sun's] coming,

    • Exon. 57b; Th. 205, 4
      • ;
    • Ph. 107
      • .

  • Segn genom beácna beorhtost

    he took an ensign brightest of standards,

    • Beo. Th. 5547
      • ;
    • B. 2777
      • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. bókan
:
O. Frs. báken
:
O. H. Ger. pouchan
.]
Derived forms
fore-beácen, freoðo-, heofon-, here-, sige-, sigor-, wundor-, beácn, -ian, -ung, bécn-an, -ian, bícn-ian, býcn-an, -endlíc, -iend, -iendlíc
Linked entries
v.  beácne bécen bécn bécun biécn.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “BEÁCEN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/3029.

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