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rowan

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English

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A European rowan

Etymology 1

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Originally Scots and northern English, from Middle English ron, rone, compare also Northern English raan, ran. At first referring to its fruits, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse reynir.

Also related to Norwegian Bokmål rogn, Danish røn. Ultimately related to the root of red.

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Noun

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rowan (plural rowans)

  1. Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
    Synonyms: mountain ash, quickbeam, wicken, wicky
  2. Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.
  3. (obsolete) wych-elm, Ulmus glabra.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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rowan (plural rowans)

  1. Alternative form of rowen (aftermath).

Etymology 3

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Noun

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rowan (countable and uncountable, plural rowans)

  1. (Scotland) Dated form of roving (an elongate bundle of fiber).

Etymology 4

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Noun

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rowan (countable and uncountable, plural rowans)

  1. (archaic, Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Alternative form of rown (fish-eggs).

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *rōan (to row).

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Verb

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rōwan

  1. to row (with oars etc.)

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: rowen
    • English: row
    • Scots: row