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==Etymology== The word ''acorn'' (earlier ''akerne'', and ''acharn'') is related to the [[gothic language|Gothic]] name ''akran'', which had the sense of "fruit of the unenclosed land".<ref>{{OEtymD|acorn}}</ref> The word was applied to the most important forest produce, that of the oak. [[Geoffrey Chaucer|Chaucer]] spoke of "achornes of okes" in the 14th century. By degrees, popular [[etymology]] connected the word both with "corn" and "oak-horn", and the spelling changed accordingly.<ref>{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Acorn|volume=1|pages=152β153}} This cites the ''New English Dictionary'', now the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''</ref> The current spelling (emerged {{Circa|15thβ16th}} century) derives from association with ''ac'' (Old English: "oak") + ''corn''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Online Etymology Dictionary |url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=acorn&searchmode=none |access-date=15 April 2017 |website=etymonline.com |language=en}}</ref>
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