glown

G2L1O1W4N1

A form of glow — To emit heat and light without a flame.

OriginMiddle English *glowen ← Old English glowen →
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Meanings

verb
  1. dialectalparticiplepastpast participle of glow

Origin

  1. Old Englishglōwan“to glow”
  2. Old Englishglowen
  3. Middle English*glowen
  4. Englishglown

Perhaps a survival of Middle English *glowen, *iglowen, from Old English glowen, ġeglōwen, past participle of Old English glōwan (“to glow”); equivalent to glow + -n.

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APA

glown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glown

MLA

“glown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glown. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glown.

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