Old English · adverb
adun
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈɑ.duːn/
- Syllables
- ˈɑ · duːn (2 syllables)
Meaning
down, downward
Đā ġesēah hē swymman sċealfran on flōde, and ġelōme doppettan ādūne tō grunde, ēhtende ðearle þǣre ēa fixa.
Then he saw loons swim in the water, and often dive down toward the bottom, eagerly chasing the fish of the river.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Churchin a lower place, in a low position, down, below
Etymology
From ofdūne. By surface analysis, a- + dūn.
Descendants
adown
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