owen
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See also: Owen
Interjection
owen
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English āgan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.
Pronunciation
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
| 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, owed, ought, yowed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “ouen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-25.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Particle
owën
- yes; used to show agreement or acceptance.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of owen
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