flowen

English

Verb

flowen

  1. (obsolete) past participle of flow
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for flowen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English flōwan, from Proto-Germanic *flōaną. Compare flod.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflɔu̯ən/

Verb

flowen

  1. To flow, stream, or issue; (of liquids or fluids) to move:
    1. To flow downwards; (of liquids or fluids) to spout or trickle.
    2. To act like a fluid; to be turbulent or temporary.
    3. (figuratively) To move like liquid; to move smoothly or flowingly.
    4. (rare) To become turbulent or rough; to start moving (of the oceans)
  2. To become affected by a flood or deluge; to be flooded or covered in liquid.
  3. To become high; to flow (of the ocean's tidal motion).
  4. To be carried by water or carried in an analogous motion; to be propelled smoothly.
  5. (rare, figuratively) To enjoy or utilise (material goods or possessions)
  6. (rare, figuratively) To have a profuse amount or multitude of something.
  7. (rare, figuratively) To appear (of feelings)

Usage notes

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of flowen (weak/strong class 7)
infinitive (to) flowen
indicative present past
1st person singular flowe flowed, flew
2nd person singular flowest flowed, flew, *flowedest
3rd person singular floweþ, floweth flowed, flew
plural flowen floweden, *flewen, flowen
subjunctive present past
singular flowe *flowede, *flewe
plural flowen floweden, *flewen, *flowen
imperative present
singular flowe
plural floweþ, floweth
participle present past
flowende, flowinge (y)flowed, (y)flowen

Descendants

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