Etymology

oaten

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or made of oats. Full definition →

Middle English oten
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromoten
  2. English todayoaten

Inherited from Middle English oten, *aten (“oaten”); equivalent to oat + -en. Cognate with Scots aiten (“oaten”).

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