strawen

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

strawen (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Made of straw.

Translations

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

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

Anagrams

• netwars, strawne, swarten, wanters, warnest

Middle English

Etymology

From straw +‎ -en (“made of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrau̯ən/

Adjective

strawen

1. (rare) Made of straw.

Descendants

• English: strawen, strawne, strawn

References

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