owen

Middle English

/ˈɔu̯ən/

verb
Definitions
  • To own, possess, have control over, have authority over
  • To acquire, to receive ownership of
  • To owe, ought to give, have a debt towards
  • To be obliged to give
  • To respect, love (especially an authority)
  • To be appropriate, fitting, right for a situation
  • (auxillary); ought, should, be obliged to, be obligated to

Etymology

Inherited from Old English āgan (own, possess) inherited from Proto-Germanic *aiganą (possess, own, have).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*aiganą

Gloss

possess, own, have

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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