expounen

• expone, exponen, expoune, expowne
• expound, expounde, expounden, expownd (from the Old French infinitive espondre)

Borrowed from Old French espon-, stem of espondre, from Latin expōnere, present active infinitive of expōnō. Compare compounen (“to combine”). reinforced Forms with /d/ are from the Old French infinitive espondre, reinforced by the past participle of forms without /d/ (i.e. expouned, expowned).

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈspuːnən/, /ˌɛksˈpunən/, /ɛksˈ-/
• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈspuːndən/, /ɛksˈ-/ (from Old French espondre)

expounen (third-person singular simple present expouneth, present participle expounende, expounynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle expouned)

1. To expound (to explain or interpret a text or idea).
2. To set forth or state in detail.
3. To expose or display.

• English: expound