toflowan

Old English

Alternative forms

• teflōwan

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- +‎ flōwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːˈfloː.wɑn/

Verb

tōflōwan

1. to flow in different directions, melt away
2. to be dispersed or destroyed
3. (figurative) to wander, be distracted
4. to spread
5. to get separated, take different directions
6. to pass away; to be dissipated, scattered
7. (figurative) to separate in confusion, become disconnected

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōflōwan (strong class 7)

infinitive	tōflōwan	tōflōwenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tōflōwe	tōflēow
second person singular	tōflēwst	tōflēowe
third person singular	tōflēwþ	tōflēow
plural	tōflōwaþ	tōflēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tōflōwe	tōflēowe
plural	tōflōwen	tōflēowen
imperative
singular	tōflōw
plural	tōflōwaþ
participle	present	past
	tōflōwende	tōflōwen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “TŌFLŌWAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.