"adown" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈdaʊn/
Etymology: From Middle English adoun, from Old English adūn, earlier ofdūne (“down”), from of dūne (“off the hill”) (compare Latin ad vallum > Old French à val, used in the same way). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|adoun}} Middle English adoun, {{inh|en|ang|adūn}} Old English adūn, {{noncog|la|ad vallum}} Latin ad vallum, {{noncog|fro|à val}} Old French à val Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} adown (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Down, downward; to or in a lower place. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-adown-en-adv--Hb4AKuR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Preposition

IPA: /əˈdaʊn/
Etymology: From Middle English adoun, from Old English adūn, earlier ofdūne (“down”), from of dūne (“off the hill”) (compare Latin ad vallum > Old French à val, used in the same way). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|adoun}} Middle English adoun, {{inh|en|ang|adūn}} Old English adūn, {{noncog|la|ad vallum}} Latin ad vallum, {{noncog|fro|à val}} Old French à val Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} adown, {{en-prep}} adown
  1. (archaic) Down. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-adown-en-prep-D0UDVrCM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 52 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 52 6 6
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