"roun" meaning in English

See roun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹaʊn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roun.wav Forms: rouns [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊn Etymology: From Middle English roun, from Old English rūn, from Proto-Germanic *rūnō; more at round. Doublet of rune and round. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|roun}} Middle English roun, {{inh|en|ang|rūn}} Old English rūn, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*rūnō}} Proto-Germanic *rūnō, {{doublet|en|rune}} Doublet of rune Head templates: {{en-noun}} roun (plural rouns)
  1. (obsolete) A secret or mystery. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-roun-en-noun-S9OpZcXE
  2. (obsolete) A mysterious or sacred writing, rune. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-roun-en-noun-KrrR62D1 Disambiguation of Talking: 1 17 11 36 36
  3. (obsolete) A rumour, speech, advice. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-roun-en-noun-Lb4jhWWv Disambiguation of Talking: 1 17 11 36 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 22 38 19 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 8 31 11 12 5 5 5 7 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 8 31 11 12 6 6 6 7 12
  4. (obsolete) A whisper. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-roun-en-noun-gtXts3uF Disambiguation of Talking: 1 17 11 36 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɹaʊn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roun.wav Forms: rouns [present, singular, third-person], rouning [participle, present], rouned [participle, past], rouned [past]
Rhymes: -aʊn Etymology: From Old English rūnian. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|rūnian}} Old English rūnian Head templates: {{en-verb}} roun (third-person singular simple present rouns, present participle rouning, simple past and past participle rouned)
  1. (obsolete) To whisper. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-roun-en-verb-9~U-3ofk Disambiguation of Talking: 1 17 11 36 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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