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flowen

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flowen

  1. (obsolete) past participle of flow

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English flōwan, from Proto-West Germanic *flōan, from Proto-Germanic *flōaną. Compare flod.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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flowen (third-person singular simple present floweth, present participle flowende, flowynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle flowed)

  1. To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):
    1. To gush or spurt; to move rapidly as a jet.
    2. To spout or trickle; to flow downwards.
    3. To act like a fluid; to be turbulent or impermanent.
    4. (figurative) To flow (move smoothly like liquid)
    5. (rare, of the sea) To become turbulent or rough.
  2. To be flooded; to be overwhelmed by a flood or deluge.
  3. (of the tide) To surge or rise; to become or be high.
  4. To float; to be propelled by water or as if by water.
  5. (rare, figurative) To macerate in joy or lucre.
  6. (rare, figurative) To appear (of feelings)

Usage notes

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This verb is mainly weak in Middle English, but some traces of its historic status as a class 7 strong verb still remain.

Conjugation

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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.

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Descendants

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  • English: flow
  • Scots: flow

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Old English

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Verb

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flōwen

  1. past participle of flōwan
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