lown

[ loun ]

/ laʊn /

calm; quiet.

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anchorite

1375–1425; late Middle English (Scots) lownen (v.), later lowne (adj.) < Old Norse logn calm (noun), lugna to calm

lown²

[ loon ]

/ lun /

Doctors like Newman and Lown may be gaining a more prominent voice in the national conversation.
PSA Testing, Like a Lot of Other Procedures, May Do More Harm Than Good, Some Doctors Argue|Casey Schwartz, Clark Merrefield|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The wind has died down, and through the lown midnight air I heard the Auld Kirk clock strike the hour of twelve.
Betty Grier|Joseph Waugh
No want of lown places there, in which the creatures could lie with wool or hair unruffled among surrounding storms.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)|John Wilson
Why,” he exclaimed, in a lowered voice, “that lown tore your pretty shirtwaist!
Mountain Blood|Joseph Hergesheimer

"'Blaw the wind ne'er so fast, it will lown at the last'" quoted Erica, smiling.
We Two|Edna Lyall
Because, like a lull at sea, or lown on land, it is felt to descend from Heaven on man's toilsome lot.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2|John Wilson