aunen

Middle English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Old Norse *augna, from Proto-Germanic *augnōną; compare Proto-West Germanic *taugnōn and the descendants listed there. Alternatively, formed in Middle English from augna, genitive plural of Old Norse auga (“eye”), owing to its frequent use in compounding.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈau̯nən/

Verb

aunen (third-person singular simple present auneth, present participle aunende, aunynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle auned) (rare)

  1. To show or demonstrate.
  2. To lead to; to serve as an exemplar for.
  3. (reflexive) To show up; to reveal oneself.

Conjugation

Conjugation of aunen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) aunen, aune
present tense past tense
1st-person singular aune auned
2nd-person singular aunest aunedest
3rd-person singular auneth auned
subjunctive singular aune
imperative singular —
plural1 aunen, aune auneden, aunede
imperative plural auneth, aune —
participles aunynge, aunende auned

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

References

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