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See also:Oweandọwẹ

English

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Etymology

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  • FromMiddle Englishowen, fromOld Englishāgan, fromProto-West Germanic*aigan(“to own”), fromProto-Germanic*aiganą, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eh₂óyḱe(“to possess, own”), reduplicated stative of*h₂eyḱ-(“to own”). See alsoown,ought.Cognate withSanskritईष्टे(īṣṭe,“to own, possess”).

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    Verb

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    owe (third-person singular simple presentowes,present participleowing,simple pastowedor(archaic)ought,past participleowedor(archaic)oughtor(archaic)own)

    1. (ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
      Weowe it to our children to make our nation a better place to live in the future.
      Iowe Kevin five bucks which he lent to me last week.
      This time I'll cover for you, but now youowe me a favour.
    2. (intransitive) To havedebt; to be in debt.
    3. (transitive) To have as a cause; used withto.
      The recordowes its success to the outstanding guitar solos.

    Usage notes

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    • The original past tense form wasought, which during Middle English began to be used with indefinite signification and has become a distinct verb. The original past participle survives in the adjectiveown.

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    Translations

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    to be under an obligation
    to be in debt
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    Avava

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    Noun

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    owe

    1. water

    Further reading

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    • Terry Crowley et al,The Avava Language of Central Malakula (Vanuatu) (2006)

    Bavarian

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    FromMiddle High Germanabhin,abehin, equivalent toå +hi. Compare archaicGermanabhin.

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    Adverb

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    owe

    1. (East Central Bavarian)down,downwards(direction away from the speaker)
      Antonym:auffe

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    Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin tohi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin toher).

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    Middle English

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    Pronoun

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    owe

    1. alternative form ofyow

    Old French

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    Noun

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    owe

    1. alternative form ofhoe(“hoe”)

    Polish

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    Pronunciation

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    Pronoun

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    owe

    1. nonvirilenominative/accusative/vocativeplural ofów

    Yoruba

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology 1

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    Folk etymology explains that it comes fromò-(“nominalizing prefix”) +‎wé(“to wrap, to twist”), literally“That which wraps something around something else (another meaning)”.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    òwe

    1. proverb,adage,saying

    Etymology 2

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    Òwè tó ń jókòó lé àpáta

    Compare withIgalaògè

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

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    òwè

    1. a species ofblackmonkey;(in particular)Collared mangabey
    Derived terms
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    proverbs
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