Contionary:erken

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Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk erken, from Old Skundavisk erkna, from Halmisk ᛖᚱᚲᚾᚨ (erkna), ᛖᚱᚲᚾᚨᛉ (erknaŕ), from Proto-Germanic *erknaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɛɐkən/

Adjective

erken (comparative erkener, superlative erkenest)

  1. precious
    Thou er mijn erkeneste skatt.
    You are my most precious treasure.

Inflection

number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hi is erken si is erken hit is erken si sind erken
strong declension common erken erkene erken erkene
genitive erkenes erkener erkenes erkener
weak declension common erkene erkene erkene erkenen
genitive erkenen erkenen erkenen erkenen

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