awen

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See also: Awen and awèn

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From awe +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

awen

  1. (rare) To scare, horrify.
  2. (rare) To revere.

Conjugation

Conjugation of awen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) awen, awe
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

Polish

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awen

Etymology

Borrowed from French aven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.vɛn/
  • Rhymes: -avɛn
  • Syllabification: a‧wen

Noun

awen m inan (related adjective awenowy)

  1. (geology) aven (vertical shaft leading upward from a cave passage, sometimes connecting with passages above)
    Synonym: studnia krasowa

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

Further reading

  • awen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • awen in PWN's encyclopedia

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to awel (“breeze”).[1]

Noun

awen f (plural awenau)

  1. muse, poetic inspiration
  2. poetic talent
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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 Proto-Brythonic *aβuɨn, borrowed from Latin habēna (“rein”).

Noun

awen f (plural awenau)

  1. rein

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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.
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