douen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
douen
- (transitive, intransitive) To be helpful or beneficial; to have worthiness or use (for something)
- (impersonal) To be appropriate or suitable for a given situation.
- (intransitive, rare) To be mighty, bold, or hardy.
- (intransitive, rare) To attain victory or success; to win.
- (transitive, rare) To be able to (perform an act).
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of douen (preterite-present, defective)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “dǒuen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old French douer.
Verb edit
douen
- Alternative form of dowen