cwene

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Cognates with Balto-Slavic *genāˀ, Old Saxon cwena, Dutch kween ‘barren cow’, Old High German quena, Old Norse kvenna (Swedish kvinna), Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉 (qino). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ), Slavic *žena (Old Church Slavonic жена, Russian жена), Celtic *benā (Welsh benyw), Proto-Albanian *dzwāptnjā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwene/

Noun

cwene f (nominative plural cwenan)

  1. a woman
Descendants

Etymology 2

From cwēn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkweːne/

Noun

cwēne

  1. nominative plural of cwēn
  2. accusative singular/plural of cwēn
  3. genitive/dative singular of cwēn
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