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rown en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ɹoʊn/ (US)
  • /ɹəʊn/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English rowen, from Old English rōwen, ġerōwen, from Proto-Germanic *rōanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), equivalent to row + -en.

Meanings

  1. (dialectal, form-of, obsolete, participle, past) past participle of row
    form of row

rown en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ɹaʊn/

Etymology

From Middle English rownen, variant of rounen, from Old English rūnian. More at roun.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, archaic) Archaic spelling of roun.
    alt of roun
    • And he a pistle rowned in her eare, / Nat what I want, for I ne came nat there. 1614, William Browne, The Shepheard's Pipe:

Forms

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rowned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rowned Tense=Past lexicographic
rowning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rowns Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

rown en · NOUN · etymology 3

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of rowan.
    alt of rowan

Forms

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rowns Number=Plur lexicographic