glowen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English glōwan, from Proto-Germanic *glōaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
glowen
- To glow; to emit brightness and warmth.
- To emit brightness or colour without warmth; to have variegation.
- To feel strong emotion, especially irritation.
- (of metal) To warm until glowing.
- (rare) To glower; to look or stare at.
- (Christianity, rare) To be in pain or agony from the fires of Hell.
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 glowen (weak in -ed or strong class 7)
| infinitive | (to) glowen, glowe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | glowe | glowed, glew | |
| 2nd-person singular | glowest | glowedest, glewe, glew | |
| 3rd-person singular | gloweth | glowed, glew | |
| subjunctive singular | glowe | glowed1, glewe1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | glowen, glowe | gloweden, glowede, glewen, glewe | |
| imperative plural | gloweth, glowe | — | |
| participles | glowynge, glowende | glowed, glowen, glowe, yglowed, yglowen | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “glouen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-4.
- “glouen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-4.