rown

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English rowen, from Old English rōwen, ġerōwen, from Proto-Germanic *rōanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), equivalent to row +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹəʊn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹoʊn/
• Rhymes: -əʊn

Verb

rown

1. (obsolete or dialectal) past participle of row

Etymology 2

From Middle English rownen, variant of rounen, from Old English rūnian. More at roun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹaʊn/
• Rhymes: -aʊn

Verb

rown (third-person singular simple present rowns, present participle rowning, simple past and past participle rowned)

1. Archaic spelling of roun.
   • 1614, William Browne, The Shepheard's Pipe:

     And he a pistle rowned in her eare, / Nat what I want, for I ne came nat there.

Etymology 3

Noun

rown (plural rowns)

1. Obsolete form of rowan.

Anagrams

• Norw., worn

Middle English

Adjective

rown

1. (Late Middle English) alternative form of round