rowan

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English

A European rowan

Etymology 1

Scots and Northern English, at first referring to its fruits, possibly of North Germanic origin. Possibly related to Old Norse reynir, (Norwegian Bokmål rogn, Danish røn). Ultimately related to the root of red.

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Noun

rowan (plural rowans)

  1. Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
    Synonyms: mountain ash, quickbeam, wicken, wicky
  2. Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.
  3. (obsolete) wych-elm, Ulmus glabra.
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Etymology 2

Noun

rowan (plural rowans)

  1. Alternative form of rowen (“aftermath”)

Etymology 3

Noun

rowan (countable and uncountable, plural rowans)

  1. (Scotland) dated form of roving (“an elongate bundle of fiber”).

Etymology 4

Noun

rowan (countable and uncountable, plural rowans)

  1. (archaic, Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Alternative form of rown (“fish-eggs”)

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”).

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Verb

rōwan

  1. to row (with oars etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rōwan (strong class 7)
infinitive rōwan rōwenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular rōwe rēow
second person singular rōwest rēowe
third person singular rōweþ rēow
plural rōwaþ rēowon, rēon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular rōwe rēowe
plural rōwen rēowen
imperative
singular rōw
plural rōwaþ
participle present past
rōwende (ġe)rōwen

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Descendants

  • Middle English: rowen
    • English: row
    • Scots: row
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