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roun¹

  • /ˈɹaʊ̯n/

Rhymes with -aʊn

Where it comes from

From Middle English roun, from Old English rūn, from Proto-Germanic *rūnō; more at round. Doublet of rune and round. The "rune" sense is likely a semantic loan from Old English rūn or one of its Germanic cognate.

noun rouns

  1. obsolete A speech or conversation (especially rumoured or whispered).
  2. obsolete A rune (ancient Germanic character)
  3. obsolete A secret or mystery.

roun²

  • /ˈɹaʊ̯n/

Rhymes with -aʊn

Where it comes from

Inherited from Old English rūnian.

verb rouns · rouning · rouned

  1. obsolete To whisper.

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"roun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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roun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roun

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"roun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roun.

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@misc{roun_2026,
  title = {roun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}