"aunen" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈau̯nən/
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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|*augna|nocap=1}} borrowed from Old Norse *augna, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*augnōną}} Proto-Germanic *augnōną, {{cog|gmw-pro|*taugnōn}} Proto-West Germanic *taugnōn, {{m+|non|auga|t=eye}} Old Norse auga (“eye”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} aunen, {{enm-verb|stem=aun}} aunen (third-person singular simple present auneth, present participle aunende, aunynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle auned), {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|aun|y=0}} Forms: auneth [present, singular, third-person], aunende [participle, present], aunynge [participle, present], auned [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], aunen [infinitive], to aunen [infinitive], aune [infinitive], aune [first-person, present, singular], auned [first-person, past, singular], aunest [present, second-person, singular], aunedest [past, second-person, singular], auneth [present, singular, third-person], auned [past, singular, third-person], aune [present, singular, subjunctive], auned [past, singular, subjunctive], aune [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], aunen [plural, present], aune [plural, present], auneden [past, plural], aunede [past, plural], auneth [imperative, plural, present], aune [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], aunynge [participle, present], aunende [participle, present], auned [participle, past], awwnenn [alternative, Ormulum]
  1. To show or demonstrate. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-aunen-enm-verb-9jl9VD-r
  2. To lead to; to serve as an exemplar for. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-aunen-enm-verb-w5MU6oDn
  3. (reflexive) To show up; to reveal oneself. Tags: rare, reflexive
    Sense id: en-aunen-enm-verb-sahI5AhB Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 30 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 31 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 22 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: taunen

Alternative forms

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