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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman rewain, variant of regain; other than the dialectal development of /ɔu̯/ to /au̯/, the variation in pronunciation apparently reflects variation in Old French.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛu̯ˈæi̯n/, /rau̯ˈæi̯n/, /rɔu̯ˈæi̯n/, /ruːˈæi̯n/
Noun
rewayn (uncountable) (rare)
- Rowen, aftermath; the second crop of hay.[2]
- Cheese from cows fed rowen.
Descendants
References
- ^ Dobson, E. J. (1957) English pronunciation 1500-1700, second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 245, page 803.
- ^ “reuain, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.