"owen" meaning in Middle English

See owen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɔu̯ən/
Etymology: From Old English āgan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|āgan}} Old English āgan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*aigan}} Proto-West Germanic *aigan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*aiganą}} Proto-Germanic *aiganą Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} owen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-irr|ough|ought|ow|imp_p=—|p_part2=0|w=ed|w_p=ow|w_part=1|w_pres=3|y=p3}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], owen [infinitive], to owen [infinitive], owe [infinitive], ough [first-person, present, singular], oughte [first-person, past, singular], owed [first-person, past, singular], oughst [present, second-person, singular], oughtest [present, second-person, singular], oughtest [past, second-person, singular], owedest [past, second-person, singular], ough [present, singular, third-person], oughteth [present, singular, third-person], oughte [past, singular, third-person], owed [past, singular, third-person], owe [present, singular, subjunctive], oughte [past, singular, subjunctive], owed [past, singular, subjunctive], - [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], owen [plural, present], owe [plural, present], oughten [past, plural], oughte [past, plural], oweden [past, plural], owede [past, plural], - [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], owynge [participle, present], owende [participle, present], owen [participle, past], owed [participle, past], ought [participle, past], yowed [participle, past], ouen [alternative], own [alternative], owe [alternative], awen [alternative], aȝen [alternative]
  1. To own, possess, have control over, have authority over
    Sense id: en-owen-enm-verb-Wagpe-LU
  2. To acquire, to receive ownership of
    Sense id: en-owen-enm-verb-nFa1nBY6
  3. To owe, ought to give, have a debt towards
    Sense id: en-owen-enm-verb-wNJEcL5i
  4. To be obliged to give
    Sense id: en-owen-enm-verb-fp3~V-A7
  5. To respect, love (especially an authority)
    Sense id: en-owen-enm-verb-zHhkqbD4
  6. To be appropriate, fitting, right for a situation
    Sense id: en-owen-enm-verb-vXfZk1lj Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 7 15 6 12 32 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 11 15 9 14 23 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 11 15 9 14 24 12
  7. (auxillary) ought, should, be obliged to, be obligated to
    Sense id: en-owen-enm-verb-0B7GqmIx

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "to owen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "owed",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
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    },
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      "form": "owen",
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    },
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        "plural"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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        "participle",
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      "form": "yowed",
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        "participle",
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      ]
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      "form": "ouen",
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      ]
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      "form": "own",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "awen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aȝen",
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      ]
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        "To own, possess, have control over, have authority over"
      ],
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          "own",
          "own"
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        [
          "possess",
          "possess"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To acquire, to receive ownership of"
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      "id": "en-owen-enm-verb-nFa1nBY6",
      "links": [
        [
          "acquire",
          "acquire"
        ]
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    },
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        "To owe, ought to give, have a debt towards"
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          "owe",
          "owe"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be obliged to give"
      ],
      "id": "en-owen-enm-verb-fp3~V-A7",
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          "obliged"
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        "To respect, love (especially an authority)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "respect",
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        ],
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ]
      ]
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        "To be appropriate, fitting, right for a situation"
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        "ought, should, be obliged to, be obligated to"
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          "obliged",
          "obliged"
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          "obligated"
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        "(auxillary) ought, should, be obliged to, be obligated to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔu̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "owen"
}
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    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English preterite-present verbs",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "owen",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "owe",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yowed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "ouen",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "own",
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        "alternative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "owe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awen",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aȝen",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To own, possess, have control over, have authority over"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "own",
          "own"
        ],
        [
          "possess",
          "possess"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To acquire, to receive ownership of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "acquire",
          "acquire"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To owe, ought to give, have a debt towards"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "owe",
          "owe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be obliged to give"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "obliged",
          "obliged"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To respect, love (especially an authority)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ],
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be appropriate, fitting, right for a situation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "appropriate",
          "appropriate"
        ],
        [
          "fitting",
          "fitting"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ought, should, be obliged to, be obligated to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ought",
          "ought"
        ],
        [
          "should",
          "should"
        ],
        [
          "obliged",
          "obliged"
        ],
        [
          "obligated",
          "obligated"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxillary) ought, should, be obliged to, be obligated to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔu̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "owen"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: auxillary",
  "path": [
    "owen"
  ],
  "section": "Middle English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "owen",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: auxillary",
  "path": [
    "owen"
  ],
  "section": "Middle English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "owen",
  "trace": ""
}

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