Middle English Dictionary Entry
ahwēnen v.
Entry Info
Forms | ahwēnen v. Also (early) awene. |
Etymology | OE āhwǣnan |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. iwenen v.(2).
1.
To vex (sb.), trouble.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)1258 : Hwi wulleþ men of me himene, Þah ich mid soþe heo awene?
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)1564 : Her of þe lauedies to me meneþ, An wel sore me ahweneþ.