mewen
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French muer, from Latin mūtō; equivalent to mew + -en (infinitival suffix).
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Verb edit
mewen
- To mew or moult; to rid oneself of one's feathers.
- (Late Middle English, rare) To change one's appearance or look.
- (Late Middle English, rare) To force to moult or mew.
- (Late Middle English, rare) To imprison.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of mewen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- English: mew
References edit
- “meuen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-21.
Etymology 2 edit
Onomatopoeic. Phonetically similar to Catalan mèu (“meow”).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mewen
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of mewen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- English: mew
References edit
- “meuen, v.(2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-21.