dewyn
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English *dēawian, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwēn. By surface analysis, dew + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
dewyn
- To sprinkle dew on vegetation; to dew.
- To cry visibly; to become teary.
- (rare) To replenish; to relieve, assuage or calm.
- (rare) To bring dew; to send out dew.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of dewyn (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: dew
References edit
- “deuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.