rewayn

Middle English

Alternative forms

raweyn, raweyne, roweyn, ruayn

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman rewain, variant of regain; other than the dialectal development of /ɔu̯/ to /au̯/, the variation in pronunciation apparently reflects variation in Old French.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rɛu̯ˈæi̯n/, /rau̯ˈæi̯n/, /rɔu̯ˈæi̯n/, /ruːˈæi̯n/

Noun

rewayn (uncountable) (rare)

Rowen, aftermath; the second crop of hay.^[2]
Cheese from cows fed rowen.

Descendants

English: rowen, roughings, rowet, rowett, rowings

References

^ Dobson, E. J. (1957) English pronunciation 1500-1700‎^[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 245, page 803.
^ “reuain, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

[1] Dobson, E. J. (1957) English pronunciation 1500-1700‎^[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 245, page 803.

[2] “reuain, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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