gowne

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman goune.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuːn(ə)/

Noun

gowne (plural gownes)

  1. A gown or robe; a flowing overgarment.
  2. (specifically) A robe as a mark of office.

Descendants

  • English: gown (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: goun
  • Middle Welsh: gŵn

References

Old French

Noun

gowne oblique singularm (oblique plural gownes, nominative singular gownes, nominative plural gowne)

  1. alternative form of goune