- egenu
- f (-e/-a) chaff, husk, a little round heap
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
egenu
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awn — (n.) bristly fibers on grain of plants, c.1300, from O.N. ögn, from P.Gmc. *agano (Cf. O.E. egenu, O.H.G. agana, Ger. Ahne, Goth. ahana), from PIE *ak ona (Cf. Skt. asani arrowhead, Gk. akhne husk of wheat, L. acus … Etymology dictionary
ak̂-, ok̂- (*hekʷ-) — ak̂ , ok̂ (*hekʷ ) English meaning: ‘sharp; stone” Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘scharf, spitz, kantig” and ‘stein” Material: 1. e/o and ü St: Pers. üs (lengthened grade form) “millstone, grindstone”; Gk. ἀκή “point”, lengthenedgrade… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
awn — [ôn] n. [ME aune < ON ǫgn (pl. agnir) < IE * aken < base * ak̑ (see ACID) > OE egenu, Goth ahana, L agna] Bot. any bristlelike fiber or fibers, as on the head of barley, oats, or wheat; beard awned adj. awnless adj … English World dictionary
