strawen

strawen

English

Alternative forms

• strawn

• strawne [16th–17th centuries]

• strowen [15th century]

Etymology

From Middle English strawen (“made of straw”). Equivalent to straw +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: strôʹən, IPA^(key): /ˈstɹɔːən/

Adjective

strawen (not comparable)

1. Made of straw.

Translations

Made of straw

Armenian: ծղոտե (hy) (cłote) Dutch: strooien (nl) German: strohen (de)

Polish: słomiany (pl) m Portuguese: palhaço (pt)

References

• “strawen, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• netwars, strawne, swarten, wanters, warnest

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Middle English

Etymology

From straw +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrau̯ən/

Adjective

strawen

1. (rare) Made of straw.

Descendants

• English: strawen, strawne, strawn

References

• “strauen, (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 April 2018.