tacn
Pronunciation: /tɑːkn/
“tacn” is an Old English word. Its 11 meanings in English:
noun
- sign
- token, credential
- sign of the Zodiac
- a distinguishing mark
- a sign to attract attention, signal
- a sign of anything future, a prognostic
- an action that conveys a meaning
- an indication, a mark which shows condition or state
- a sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidence
- a supernatural sign, miracle
- a signal event, remarkable circumstance
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *taikn. Cognate with Old Frisian tēken, Old Saxon tēkan, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 (taikns).
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