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awen

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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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Descendants

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  • English: awe

References

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
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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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.