adoun
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English adūn, earlier ofdūne (“down”), from of dūne (“off the hill”); Equivalent to a- + doun.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
adoun
Preposition edit
adoun
- down; down from
Descendants edit
References edit
- “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 edit
Preposition edit
adoun
- Alternative form of adoon
Adverb edit
adoun (not comparable)
- Alternative form of adoon
References edit
- “adoun, adv. and prep.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.