owen

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Interjection

owen

  1. yes

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English āgan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Pronunciation

Verb

owen

  1. To own, possess, have control over, have authority over
  2. To acquire, to receive ownership of
  3. To owe, ought to give, have a debt towards
  4. To be obliged to give
  5. To respect, love (especially an authority)
  6. To be appropriate, fitting, right for a situation
  7. (auxillary) ought, should, be obliged to, be obligated to

Usage notes

This verb's past forms often have present connotations; this has occurred to such a degree in Modern English that this verb's past tense became a separate verb, ought.

Conjugation

Conjugation of owen (preterite-present or weak in -ed, defective)
infinitive (to) owen, owe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular ough oughte, owed
2nd-person singular oughst, oughtest oughtest, owedest
3rd-person singular ough, oughteth oughte, owed
subjunctive singular owe
imperative singular — —
plural1 owen, owe oughten, oughte, oweden, owede
imperative plural — —
participles owynge, owende owen, owed, ought, yowed

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: owe (present tense), ought (past tense), own (past participle)
  • Scots: aw, awe

References

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