beechen

/ˈbiːt͡ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

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adj

"[T]o the altar each man brought some goodly offering, // A beechen cup brimming with milky foam, […]"
"Now withered lay the hemlock-sheaves, And one by one with sighing sound Whispering fell the beechen leaves In the wintry woodland wavering."

From Middle English bechen, from Old English bēċen (“made of beechwood, beechen”), Proto-West Germanic *bōkīn, equivalent to beech + -en. Cognate with Dutch beuken (“beechen”).

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How do you pronounce beechen?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiːt͡ʃən/.

What does beechen mean?

Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech tree.

Where does beechen come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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