# rowen

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹaʊən/ · frequency rank #92,011

## Definitions
1. A second crop of hay (within a growing season).
2. A stubble field left unploughed until late in the autumn, so that it can be cropped by cattle.

## Etymology
From Middle English rewayn, from Anglo-Norman rewain, from an Old Northern French variant of Old French regain (“an increase”), from re- + gaigner (“to till, win”).
The alternative forms represent replacement of unanalysable final /ən/ with the more tractable suffixes -et, -ing; roughing presumably relies on a lost pronunciation of rough as /ˈɹaʊ/.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rowen