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- verb intransitive, obsolete To
dwell in;inhabit ;hold .
Etymologies
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From Middle English inwonen, from Old English *inwunian ("to dwell in, inhabit"), suggested by Old English inwunung ("residence, habitation, dwelling"), from Proto-Germanic *in (“in-”), *wunōnan, *wunjanan (“to dwell, remain”), equivalent to in- + wone. Cognate with Dutch inwonen ("to live in"), German einwohnen ("to reside"). More at in-, wone.
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