owen

Middle English

Alternative forms

ouen, own, owe, awen, aȝen

Etymology

From Old English āgan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔu̯ən/

Verb

owen

To own, possess, have control over, have authority over
To acquire, to receive ownership of
To owe, ought to give, have a debt towards
To be obliged to give
To respect, love (especially an authority)
To be appropriate, fitting, right for a situation
(auxillary); ought, should, be obliged to, be obligated to

Usage notes

This verb's past forms often have present connotations; this has occurred to such a degree in Modern English that this verb's past tense became a seperate verb, ought.

Conjugation

Conjugation of owen

present	singular	plural
1st person	owe, owȝe, oughe	owen, owȝen, oweth
2nd person	owest, owȝest, oughest	owen, owȝen, oweth
3rd person	owe, owȝe, oweth, owȝeþ	owe(n), owȝen, oweth
subjunctive	owe, owȝe, *oughe	owe(n), owȝe(n)
participle	present	past
	owing(e), owende	(y)owen, own
simple past	singular	plural
1st person	owed, owȝt, ought	ought, owen
2nd person	ought, oughtest, owȝtest	ought, owen
3rd person	owed, owȝt, ought	ought, owen
subjunctive	owe, oughe	owe(n), oughe(n)
imperative	singular	plural
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Descendants

English: (to) owe, ought, own

References

“ouen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-25.

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