Middle English Dictionary Entry
aunen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | aunen v. |
| Etymology | ON; cp. Norw. dial. öygna & MHG z-ounen, akin to OE æt-ȳwan. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To show (sth.), disclose; (b) refl. to show oneself, appear; (c) ?point the way.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)1724 : Ȝure preost itt awwneþþ all, Aȝȝ whanne he singeþþ messe.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)7146 : Herode king Wass gramm..son summ himm awwnedd wass Off þatt Kalldisskenn genge.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)16538 : Þatt aniȝ mann himm shollde Ohht awwnenn off all þatt, tatt wass All dærne i manness herrte.
b
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)9608 : Nu sket shall Godess Sune Crist Himm awwnenn her onn eorþe.
c
- a1450(c1400) Wor.Serm.(Wor F.10)44/740 : Spek no-þyng þat may inclyne a man or a wumman to þe synne of lecheriward, but al þat euere cumþ owt of þi mowþ, let it awne euermor to chastite & clennis of leuyng.