"yewen" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈjuːən/, /ˈjuːn/
Rhymes: -uːən, -uːn Etymology: From Middle English *ewen, from Old English īwen (“made of yew, yewen”). By surface analysis, yew + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*ewen}} Middle English *ewen, {{inh|en|ang|īwen||made of yew, yewen}} Old English īwen (“made of yew, yewen”), {{surf|+suf|en|yew|en|id2=made of}} By surface analysis, yew + -en Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} yewen (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Made from the wood of the yew tree. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Synonyms: eughen [obsolete]
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