awen

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

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

Descendants

  • English: awe

References

Polish

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

Further reading

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈau̯ɛn/

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to awel (breeze).[1]

Noun

awen f (plural awenau)

  1. muse, poetic inspiration
  2. poetic talent
Derived terms
  • gorawen (rapture)

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

Mutated forms of awen
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
awen unchanged unchanged hawen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.