roun

R1O1U1N1
/ˈɹaʊ̯n/

noun

A speech or conversation (especially rumoured or whispered).

OriginMiddle English roune ← Old English rūn ← Proto-West Germanic *rūnu →
UncommonScrabble 4
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Meanings

roun1

nounroun (plural rouns)

plural rouns

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

roun2

verbroun (third-person singular simple present rouns, present participle rouning, simple past and past participle rouned)

present singular third person rouns · participle present rouning · participle past rouned · past rouned

  1. obsoleteTo whisper.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mystery

Origin

roun · noun

  1. Proto-Celtic*rūnābor.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*rūnō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*rūnu
  4. Old Englishrūn
  5. Middle Englishroune
  6. Englishroun

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.

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roun · verb

  1. Old Englishrūnian
  2. Old Englishrūnian
  3. Englishroun

Inherited from Old English rūnian.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with roun

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Anagrams

Nourourn
Cite this entry
APA

roun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roun

MLA

“roun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roun.

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