brewen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English brēowan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbrewen
- To brew; to make or be involved in making alcoholic beverages (especially beer).
- To induce or cause a condition or effect; to foment or effect.
- To unfold or begin; to start to happen or take effect.
Usage notes
editIn later Middle English, this verb tends to become weak.
Conjugation
editConjugation of brewen (strong class 2 or weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) brewen, brewe | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | brewe | brew, brewed | |
2nd-person singular | brewest | browe, brew, brewedest | |
3rd-person singular | breweth | brew, brewed | |
subjunctive singular | brewe | browe1, brewed1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | brewen, brewe | browen, browe, breweden, brewede | |
imperative plural | breweth, brewe | — | |
participles | brewynge, brewende | browen, browe, brewed, ybrowen, ybrowe, ybrewed |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “breuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-22.
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