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nown

American  
[nohn] / noʊn /

adjective

  1. Obsolete. an obsolete variant of own.


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Be it nown to you, then, Sir Tomas, that a' received a chollege eddycation, which is an anser in full to the play of ignorance.

From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

"Well," he said, "ye need a warmin' like that ivery day, an' ye had nown yestherday, did ye?"

From My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Irvine, Alexander

Hah, why, what have we here?—my nown Flesh and Blood?

From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II by Summers, Montague

Yester night I supped at my brother Herbert’s, of whom, for your sake besydes my nown, I receved good cheyre.

From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Hume, Martin Andrew Sharp

"Aye, it's worse where there's nown, but on yer oath now d'ye think Sooty Ann washed her han's?"

From My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Irvine, Alexander

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