† orkenn.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English *orcen.

Etymology: Inferred singular reflex of an unattested Old English *orcen (plural *orcenas : B. Thorpe's proposed emendation of the hapax legomenon orcneas ( Beowulf 112; see B. Thorpe Beowulf (1855) 282, and compare the passage translated in quot. 1855). This emendation is no longer accepted, and the word orcneas is explained differently: see orc n.²).

pseudo-archaic. Obsolete. rare.

A sea monster.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > collective or race of

devilry1583

demonkind1706

orken1855

1855 B. Thorpe tr. Beowulf 225 Thence monstrous births all sprang forth, eotens, and elves, and orkens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	orken
释义	† orkenn. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English orcen. Etymology: Inferred singular reflex of an unattested Old English orcen (plural orcenas : B. Thorpe's proposed emendation of the hapax legomenon orcneas* ( Beowulf 112; see B. Thorpe Beowulf (1855) 282, and compare the passage translated in quot. 1855). This emendation is no longer accepted, and the word orcneas is explained differently: see orc n.²). pseudo-archaic. Obsolete. rare. A sea monster. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > collective or race of devilry1583 demonkind1706 orken1855 1855 B. Thorpe tr. Beowulf 225 Thence monstrous births all sprang forth, eotens, and elves, and orkens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1855
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