strawen

English edit

Alternative forms edit

strawn
strawne [16th–17th centuries]
strowen [15th century]

Etymology edit

From Middle English strawen (“made of straw”). Equivalent to straw +‎ -en.

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: strôʹən, IPA^(key): /ˈstɹɔːən/

Adjective edit

strawen (not comparable)

(archaic) Made of straw.

Translations edit

Made of straw

Armenian: ծղոտե (hy) (cġote)
Dutch: strooien (nl)
Finnish: olkinen (fi), olki-
German: strohen (de)
Polish: słomiany (pl)
Portuguese: palhaço (pt)
Russian: соло́менный (ru) (solómennyj)

References edit

“strawen, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams edit

netwars, strawne, swarten, wanters, warnest

Middle English edit

Etymology edit

From straw +‎ -en (“made of”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈstrau̯ən/

Adjective edit

strawen

(rare) Made of straw.

Descendants edit

English: strawen, strawne, strawn

References edit

“strauen, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 April 2018.

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