Definition of OAKEN

oaken

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
    • "the old oaken bucket"

Adj

  • Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English oken (also eken), from Old English ācen, ǣċen (“of oak”), from Proto-Germanic *aikīnaz, equivalent to oak + -en (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Dutch eiken (“oaken”), German eichen (“oaken”), Icelandic eikinn (“oaken”).

Scrabble Score: 9

oaken is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
oaken is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
oaken is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

oaken is a valid Words With Friends word