token

Middle English

noun
Definitions
  • token
  • omen, portent
  • token
  • prearranged signal
  • token
  • A flag, banner, standard associated with a person or event.
  • model, example
  • guarantee
  • (astronomy) celestial body
  • (astrology) astrological sign

Etymology

Inherited from Old English tācn (sign, marker, token) inherited from Proto-Germanic *taikną (token, sign, symbol).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*taikną

Gloss

token, sign, symbol

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
🛑

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