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)

1. 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.