adoun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- adune, adun
Etymology
From Old English adūn, earlier ofdūne (“down”), from of dūne (“off the hill”); Equivalent to a- + doun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈduːn/
Adverb
adoun
- downward
Preposition
adoun
- down; down from
Descendants
- English: adown
- Scots: adoon, adoun, adown
References
- “adǒun, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “adǒun, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Scots
Preposition
adoun
- Alternative form of adoon
Adverb
adoun (not comparable)
- Alternative form of adoon
References
- “adoun, adv. and prep.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.