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roun

Meaningto whisper

Common meaning: whisper or speak secretly

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishriinian‘to whisper’source
  2. Middle Englishrounen‘whisper’source
  3. Englishroun‘whisper or speak secretly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English riinian ‘to whisper’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ROUN, p. 516 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • riinian Old English “to whisper”

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