flowen
English edit
Verb edit
flowen
- (obsolete) past participle of flow
References edit
- “flowen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English flōwan, from Proto-West Germanic *flōan, from Proto-Germanic *flōaną. Compare flod.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
flowen (third-person singular simple present floweth, present participle flowende, flowynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle flowed)
- To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):
- To be flooded; to be overwhelmed by a flood or deluge.
- (of the tide) To surge or rise; to become or be high.
- To float; to be propelled by water or as if by water.
- (rare, figurative) To macerate in joy or lucre.
- (rare, figurative) To appear (of feelings)
Usage notes edit
This verb is mainly weak in Middle English, but some traces of its historic status as a class 7 strong verb still remain.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of flowen (weak in -ed or strong class 7)
| infinitive | (to) flowen, flowe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | flowe | flowed, flew | |
| 2nd-person singular | flowest | flowedest, flewe, flew | |
| 3rd-person singular | floweth | flowed, flew | |
| subjunctive singular | flowe | flowed1, flewe1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | flowen, flowe | floweden, flowede, flewen, flewe | |
| imperative plural | floweth, flowe | — | |
| participles | flowynge, flowende | flowed, flowen, yflowed, yflowen | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “flouen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.
Old English edit
Verb edit
flōwen
- past participle of flōwan