lown

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Calm, tranquillity. Scotland
  2. A low fellow. obsolete
  3. A shelter; a calm or peaceful place.
形容词 adj.
  1. Peaceful, calm. Scotland
    — Ye may hear him, on a lown day, at every farm-house in the parish.

词形变化

lowns plural lowner comparative lownest superlative lowns plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English lune, borrowed from Old Norse logn (“windstillness”), from Proto-Norse *lugna, meaning "place where the water is smooth", ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”), referring to shining water. Germanic cognates include Icelandic lón, Danish lyn (“lightning”), Swedish lugn (“calm water”).
词源 2
See loon.
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