Coren

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An archaic past participle of the verb choose, meaning picked out or selected from among others
2. A dated form of the past participle of choose, used to describe something that has been selected
3. An old-fashioned participle of choose, indicating that a person or thing has been picked out by choice

Etymology: Coren is a variant spelling of Koren, and the only thing its source records is that relationship, so there is little more to trace here. The word appears in the source as an alternative form, meaning the same thing as Koren, rather than as a separate coinage with its own history. Its spelling is the main distinction: it reflects a different transliteration or regional convention for the same name or term.