Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caedmon

/ˈkæd.mən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: caed-mon
IPA: /ˈkæd.mən/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A famous Northumbrian poet, the author of Cædmon's Hymn.

Example Sentences

"It was the season, when through all the land / The merle and mavis build, and building sing / Those lovely lyrics, written by His hand, / Whom Saxon Cædmon calls the Blithe-heart King; […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *kéh₃tus Proto-Celtic *katus Proto-Indo-European *mendyos Proto-Celtic *mandus Proto-Celtic *Katumandus Proto-Brythonic *Kadβ̃annbor. Old English Cædmonlbor. English Caedmon Learned borrowing from Old English Cædmon.

Inflected Forms

Cædmon (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce caedmon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæd.mən/.
What does caedmon mean?: A famous Northumbrian poet, the author of Cædmon's Hymn.
Where does caedmon come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *kéh₃tus Proto-Celtic *katus Proto-Indo-European *mendyos Proto-Celtic *mandus Proto-Celtic *Katumandus Proto-Brythonic *Kadβ̃annbor. Old English Cædmonlbor. English Caedmon Learned borrowing from Old English Cædmon.

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