oon

See also: -oon

Finnish

Verb

oon

1. (colloquial) (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of olla

Synonyms

• olen

See also

• oot

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• (numeral, pronoun):
  • on, one, oen, oune, hon, none, an, anne, onne
  • an, ane, auen, aune (Northern)
  • auen, aune (north Midland)
  • enne, onen, onenen (Kent)
  • en, an, ane (Early Middle English)
  • won, von, wone (Late Middle English)
• (adverb): on, one; an (Northern); an, ane (Early Middle English)

Etymology

From Old English ān, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːn/
• Rhymes: -ɔːn

Numeral

Middle English cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
Cardinal : oon     Ordinal : first     Adverbial : ones     Multiplier : sengle     Distributive : single

oon

1. one
   • Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales

     Oon of us two moste bowen, doutelees.

     One of us two must submit, without doubt.

Pronoun

oon

1. one

Adverb

oon

1. singly, by oneself, by itself

Related terms

• allone
• elleven
• onen
• ooneyed
• oonly

Descendants

• English: one
• Scots: ane, wan, yin
• Yola: oan

References

• p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.
• “ō̆n, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “ō̆n, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “ō̆n, adv.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.