lown

Meaning

Noun

1. (Scotland) Calm, tranquillity.
2. A shelter; a calm or peaceful place.

Adj

Peaceful, calm.

Synonyms

at peace

peaceful

Translations

pacífic

friedfertig

friedlich

geruhsam

friedvoll

ειρηνικός

pacifique

placide

tranquil

pacifico

placido

pacificus

placidus

pacalis

pacifer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laʊn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lune

Cognate with Icelandic: lón

Cognate with Danish: lyn

Cognate with Swedish: lugn

In summary

From Middle English lune, borrowed from Old Norse logn (“windstillness”), from Proto-Norse *lugna, meaning "place where the water is smooth", ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”), referring to shining water. Germanic cognates include Icelandic lón, Danish lyn (“lightning”), Swedish lugn (“calm water”).