honen

Basque

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Southern) /onen/,
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /honen/,

Determiner

honen

1. genitive singular of hau

Pronoun

honen

1. genitive singular of hau

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hônen, from Old Dutch *hōnen, from Proto-West Germanic *haunijan, from Proto-Germanic *haunijaną.

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• Rhymes: -oːnən

Verb

honen

1. to mock, to deride

Inflection

Related terms

• hoon

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *hōnen.

Verb

hônen

1. to mistreat, to harm, to dishonour
2. to deceive, to mislead

Inflection

Descendants

• Dutch: honen

Further reading

• “honen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “honen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

hon (“delay, hesitation”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix)

Alternative forms

• hon, hone, hoine

Verb

honen (third-person singular simple present honeth, present participle honende, honynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle honed)

1. (of people) to linger, loiter, tarry
2. (of actions) to halt
3. to dwell, be (in a place)

Descendants

• Scots: hune

References

• “họ̄nen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old French hogner, hognier, hoingner (French hogner), which could be a cross of honnir (“to disgrace, shame”) and grogner (“to grunt”).

Verb

honen (third-person singular simple present honeth, present participle honende, honynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle honed)

1. to long, pine

Descendants

• English: hone

References

• “họ̄nen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

Adverb

honen

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of henne