Associations to the word «Downe»

Wiktionary

DOWNE, proper noun. Common variation of the spelling of the county Down in Ireland; also Downshire
DOWNE, adverb. Obsolete spelling of down
DOWNE, preposition. Obsolete spelling of down

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats