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awen

See also: Awen and awèn

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From awe +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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awen

  1. (rare) To scare, horrify.
  2. (rare) To revere.

Conjugation

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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

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

Descendants

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  • English: awe

References

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Polish

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awen

Etymology

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Borrowed from French aven.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.vɛn/
  • Rhymes: -avɛn
  • Syllabification: a‧wen

Noun

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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

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Declension of awen
singular plural
nominative awen aweny
genitive awenu awenów
dative awenowi awenom
accusative awen aweny
instrumental awenem awenami
locative awenie awenach
vocative awenie aweny

Further reading

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

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Perhaps related to awel (“breeze”).[1]

Noun

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awen f (plural awenau)

  1. muse, poetic inspiration
  2. poetic talent
Derived terms
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References

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  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

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From Middle Welsh awen, a variant of auwyn (“rein”) (modern afwyn), from Proto-Brythonic *aβuɨn, borrowed from Latin habēna (“rein”).

Noun

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awen f (plural awenau)

  1. rein

Mutation

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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.

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