throwen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English þrāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
throwen
- to throw
Usage notes edit
- The weak forms found in dialectal modern English are nonexistent in Middle English (compare growen, for which such forms are found).
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of throwen (strong class 7)
| infinitive | (to) throwen, throwe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | throwe | threw | |
| 2nd-person singular | throwest | threwe, threw | |
| 3rd-person singular | throweth | threw | |
| subjunctive singular | throwe | threwe1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | throwen, throwe | threwen, threwe | |
| imperative plural | throweth, throwe | — | |
| participles | throwynge, throwende | throwen, throwe, ythrowen, ythrowe | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “throuen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.