chosen

chosen · verb, adjective¹

1. Old English · derived fromċēosan“to choose”
2. Old English · inherited fromcoren
3. Middle English · inherited fromchosen
4. English todaychosen

From Middle English chosen, ychosen, ichosen, re-analysed variant of coren, icoren, ȝecoren (“chosen”), from Old English coren, ġecoren (“chosen”), past participle of Old English ċēosan (“to choose”). Morphologically equivalent to choose + -en (past participle ending).

Chosen · proper noun²

1. Japanese · borrowed from朝鮮
2. English todayChosen

Borrowed from Japanese 朝鮮 (Chōsen).

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