awn

Meaning

The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

Synonyms

beard

hair

whiskers

arista

glume

awning

whisker

Translations

arista

Granne

barbe

άγανο

arista

σκιάζω

kılçıklı

σκεπάζω

resta

kılçık

αθέρας

Spitze

Kante

arête

🦴

Ähre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: awne

Cognate with Danish: avne

Cognate with Old English: agnu

Cognate with Dutch: agen

Cognate with German: Ahne

Cognate with Latin: agna

Cognate with Lithuanian: ašnìs

Cognate with Czech: osina

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἄκαινα

Cognate with Sanskrit: अशनि

In summary

Inherited from Middle English aw(u)ne, agune, from Old Norse ǫgn (compare Danish avne), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō (“chaff”) (compare Old English agnu, Dutch agen, German Ahne, Agen), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare Latin agna (“ear of wheat”), Lithuanian ašni̇̀s (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). More at edge.