awne
Middle English
Alternative forms
- agune, auene, aune, awene, awun
Etymology
From Old Norse ǫgn or Old English agnu, aeġne, both from Proto-Germanic *ahanō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈau̯(ə)n(ə)/
Noun
awne (plural awnes)
- awn (of grain)
Descendants
- English: awn; awns
- Scots: yawin, yavin, yewn
References
- “aun(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.