owen

See also: Owen

Kankanaey

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔoən/ [ˈʔoː.wɨn]
  • Rhymes: -oən
  • Syllabification: o‧wen

Particle

owën

  1. (Sagada, Besao) yes; used to show agreement or acceptance.

Synonyms

Karao

Interjection

owen

  1. yes

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔu̯ən/

    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, owe, owed, ought, yowed

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

    Descendants

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

    References