owen

See also: Owen

Kankanaey

Alternative forms

wen

Pronunciation

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

Particle

owën

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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of owen

Southern / Central
Benguet	Mankayan	aw
	Bakun	aw
	Kapangan	aw
	Kibungan	aw
	Buguias	aw
Mt. Province	Tadian	aw, wen, owen
	Bauko	aw, wen, owen
	Sabangan	aw, wen, owen
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Besao	wen, owen
Mt. Province	Sagada	wen, owen

Karao

Interjection

owen

yes

Middle English

Alternative forms

ouen, own, owe, awen, aȝen

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔu̯ən/

Verb

owen

To own, possess, have control over, have authority over
To acquire, to receive ownership of
To owe, ought to give, have a debt towards
To be obliged to give
To respect, love (especially an authority)
To be appropriate, fitting, right for a situation
(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)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) owen, owe
1st-person singular	ough	oughte, owed
2nd-person singular	oughst, oughtest	oughtest, owedest
3rd-person singular	ough, oughteth	oughte, owed
subjunctive singular	owe	oughte, owed
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.

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Descendants

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

References

“ouen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-25.