awn

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Probably from Old Norse ǫgn (“‘chaff’”) (Danish avne); compare Old High German agana (German Ahne, Agen), Gothic 𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ahana); akin to Latin acus (n., gen. aceris), tiny remnants from milling.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔːn/

  Rhymes: -ɔːn

[edit] Noun

awn (plural awns)

1. The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: осил

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: anw
• NWA
• wan, WAN