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Synonyms for ownest

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ohn
Phonetic Transcription : oÊŠn

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Définition of ownest

Origin :
  • Old English agen "one's own," literally "possessed by," from Proto-Germanic *aigana- "possessed, owned" (cf. Old Saxon egan, Old Frisian egin, Old Norse eiginn, Dutch eigen, German eigen "own"), from past participle of PIE *aik- "to be master of, possess," source of Old English agan "to have" (see owe).
  • adj belonging to individual
Example sentences :
  • When can your Brownie-wownie call you all his ownest only one?
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • And so are we, my ownest; are not we also wrapped up in Science—the Higher Science?
  • Extract from : « The Gay Gnani of Gingalee » by Florence Huntley
  • Forget-me-not, my ownest own, I can stand this misery no longer.
  • Extract from : « The Head Girl at the Gables » by Angela Brazil
  • But it will be lovely going to the country with mother, my ownest mother.
  • Extract from : « Daddy's Girl » by L. T. Meade
  • Ownest, dost thou not long very earnestly to see thy husband?
  • Extract from : « Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume I (of 2) » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Ownest wife, what dost thou think I received, just before I re-commenced this scribble?
  • Extract from : « Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume I (of 2) » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Ownest wife, if Mr. Ripley comes into Boston on Sunday, it is my purpose to accompany him.
  • Extract from : « Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 of 2 » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Ownest, would there be anything amiss in exchanging that copy of Southey's Poems for some other book?
  • Extract from : « Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 of 2 » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Ownest wife, I love thee most exceedingly—never so much before; though I am sure I have loved thee through a past eternity.
  • Extract from : « Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 of 2 » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Ownest, expect me next Tuesday in the forenoon; and do not look for another letter.
  • Extract from : « Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 of 2 » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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