Prudence, 'how lightly is every man enclyned to his owene desyr and to his owene plesaunce!
Also, the humilitee of mouth is in foure thinges: in attempree speche, and in humblesse of speche, and whan he biknoweth with his owene mouth that he is swich as him thinketh that he is in his herte.
O Ianuarie, dronken in plesaunce Of mariage, see how thy Damian, Thyn owene squyer and thy borne man, 1790 Entendeth for to do thee vileinye.
A man may do no sinne with his wyf, Ne hurte him-selven with his owene knyf; 1840 For we han leve to pleye us by the lawe.
Ful ofte tyme I rede, that no man truste in his owene perfeccioun, but he be stronger than Sampson, and holier than Daniel, and wyser than Salomon.
Heer may ye see, myn owene dere brother, The carl spak oo thing, but he thoghte another.
Pertinacie, is whan man deffendeth his folye, and trusteth to muchel in his owene wit.
Of this brekinge comth eek ofte tyme, that folk unwar wedden or sinnen with hir owene kinrede; and namely thilke harlottes that haunten bordels of thise fool wommen, that mowe be lykned to a commune gonge, where-as men purgen hir ordure.
But trewely, myn owene mayster dere, This is a pitous tale for to here.
God woot, a man may sleen him-self with his owene knyf, and make him-selven dronken of his owene tonne.
But trewely, by daye it may nat be; (460) Men wolde seyn that we were theves stronge, And for our owene tresor doon us honge.
Though I bi treson be take At youre owene wille, Suffreth myne apostles in pees And in pays gange.
For it ben aires of hevene, And alle that ben crounede And in queer in churches, Cristes owene mynestres.
The ferthe is a fortune That florissheth the soule, With sobretee fram alle synne, And also yit moore It afaiteth the flessh Fram folies ful manye, A collateral confort, Cristes owene gifte.
But of my deeth though litel be to recche, Yet, er that ye me cause so to smerte, Dwel rather here, myn owene swete herte!
What wonder is though that hir sore smerte, Whan she forgoth hir owene swete herte?
For-thy be glad, myn owenedere brother, 405 If she be lost, we shul recovere another.
And wondreth not, myn owene lady bright, Though that I speke of love to you thus blyve; For I have herd or this of many a wight, Hath loved thing he never saugh his lyve.
In yow my lyf, in yow might for to save Me from disese of alle peynes smerte; 1420 And fare now wel, myn owene swete herte!
Wher is myn owene lady lief and dere, Wher is hir whyte brest, wher is it, where?
And for to have of hem compassioun 50 As though I were hir owene brother dere.
What, Not as bisily,' quod Pandarus, `As though myn owene lyf lay on this nede?
For trewely, myn owene lady dere, 1450 Tho sleightes yet that I have herd yow stere Ful shaply been to failen alle y-fere.
And to Criseyde, his owene lady dere, 1315 He wroot right thus, and seyde as ye may here.
Lo, yond saugh I myn owene lady daunce; 565 And in that temple, with hir eyen clere, Me coughte first my righte lady dere.
Why menestow thi mood for a mote In thi brotheres eighe, 6150 Sithen a beem in thyn owene A-blyndeth thiselve.
The culorum of this clause Curatours is to mene, That ben carpenters holy kirk to make For Cristes owene beestes: Homines et jumenta salvabis, Domine, etc.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "owene" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
