awen
See also: Awen and awèn
Middle English
Alternative forms
- aghen, agen, aȝen
Etymology
From awe + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈaɣən/
- IPA(key): /ˈau̯ən/
Verb
awen
- (rare) To scare, horrify.
- (rare) To revere.
Conjugation
Conjugation of awen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) awen, awe | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | awe | awed | |
2nd-person singular | awest | awedest | |
3rd-person singular | aweth | awed | |
subjunctive singular | awe | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | awen, awe | aweden, awede | |
imperative plural | aweth, awe | — | |
participles | awynge, awende | awed, yawed |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: awe
References
- “auen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French aven.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.vɛn/
- Rhymes: -avɛn
- Syllabification: a‧wen
Noun
awen m inan
- (geology) aven (a vertical shaft leading upward from a cave passage)
Declension
Declension of awen
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | awen | aweny |
genitive | awenu | awenów |
dative | awenowi | awenom |
accusative | awen | aweny |
instrumental | awenem | awenami |
locative | awenie | awenach |
vocative | awenie | aweny |
Derived terms
adjective
- awenowy
Further reading
- awen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- awen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈau̯ɛn/
Etymology 1
Perhaps related to awel (“breeze”).[1]
Noun
awen f (plural awenau)
- muse, poetic inspiration
- poetic talent
Derived terms
- gorawen (“rapture”)
References
- Bloomfield, M. W., Dunn, C. W. (1992). The Role of the Poet in Early Societies. United Kingdom: D.S. Brewer, p. 82
Etymology 2
From Middle Welsh awen, a variant of auwyn (“rein”) (modern afwyn, from Latin habēna.
Noun
awen f (plural awenau)
- rein
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
awen | unchanged | unchanged | hawen |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |