adoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

adune, adun

Etymology

From Old English adūn, earlier ofdūne (“down”), from of dūne (“off the hill”); Equivalent to a- +‎ doun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈduːn/

Adverb

adoun

downward

Preposition

adoun

down; down from

Descendants

English: adown
Scots: adoon, adoun, adown

References

“adǒun, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
“adǒun, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Scots

Preposition

adoun

Alternative form of adoon

Adverb

adoun (not comparable)

Alternative form of adoon

References

“adoun, adv. and prep.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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