English
gowpen
Gowpen comes from Old Norse gaupn ‘hollow made by cupped hands’.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350gaupn‘hollow made by cupped hands’
- Englishearliest quotation 1969gowpen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350gaupn‘hollow made by cupped hands’
- Englishearliest quotation 1969gowpen
Earliest quotation: 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor: “it was ordered by Marina, who had it framed…”
Every English word from Old Norse gaupn
Today it means
noun A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse gaupn / gowpen