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▪ I. † tawne, taune, v.1 Obs.
[Early ME. tawne(n, taun-e(n, aphetic form of *at-awne(n, at-aune(n, f. at- prefix1 + awne(n, in Ormin awwnenn, awne v.2, to show, exhibit. OE. *awnian has not been found, but ME. t-awnen is parallel to MLG., MDu., LG. t-ônen, Du. t-oonen, MHG. z-ounen to show. These point to an OTeut. *at-awnôjan, as a by-form of Goth. at-augjan (OS. t-ogian, OE. æt-eowan, æt-iewan) to bring before the eyes, to show, f. OTeut. *augon-, augn-, awn-, stems of augon- eye. See Feist Got. Etymol., s.v. Augō, Brugmann ed. 2, §165, §681, Schade s.v. zougan, Franck s.v. toon, toonen.]
trans. To show, manifest, exhibit.
c1220Bestiary 767 Ful wel he [Christ] taunede his luue to man. c1250Gen. & Ex. 636 God..Taunede him in ðe walkene a-buuen Rein-bowe. Ibid. 1022 Ðis time oðer ȝer Sal ic me to ðe taunen her. Ibid. 2034 To tawnen ðe ðe soðe her-bi. Ibid. 3444 On oðer daiȝes morȝen quile, God tauned moysi quat he wile.
▪ II. † tawne, v.2 Sc. Obs. rare—1.
[? Deriv. of taw v.1; ? for taw-en.]
trans. To tame, subdue, soften.
1606W. Birnie Kirk-Buriall xv. D iv, The sore sight of that saint his syres death, did so tawne the truculent turke. |