English Explanatory Dictionary

adown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Down, downward; to or in a lower place.
prep
  1. Down.

Pronunciation

/əˈdaʊn/

Word forms

adown

Etymology

From Middle English adoun, from Old English adūn, earlier ofdūne (“down”), from of dūne (“off the hill”) (compare Latin ad vallum > Old French à val, used in the same way).

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