ABSTRACT
IOwan derives from North Country dial gowlan, gollan (whence E galland), varr of golding, a goldcoloured or -centred, usu field-, 8ower: f.a.e., GOLD.
gown (n, hence v): MBgoune: OF-MF gone, var ofOF-EFgonne: LLgurrna, a leather garment., app of Gaul origin.
