hlowan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kele- (“to shout”), which is imitative; see also Lithuanian kalba (“language”), Old High German halan (“to call”), Ancient Greek κλεδον (kledon, “report, fame”), κλήση (klḗsē, “to call”), κέλαδος (kélados, “noise”), Middle Irish cailech (“cock”), Latin calō (“to call out, announce solemnly”), Sanskrit उषःकाल (uṣaḥkāla, “cock, literally dawn-calling”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhloːwɑn/

Verb

hlōwan

(of a bovine) to low, to moo

Descendants

Middle English: hlouen, loowen, louwen, lowen
- Scots: low
- English: low

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