snewen
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English snīwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsniu̯ən/
Verb
snewen
- (intransitive) To snow; to generate snow.
- (intransitive, rare) To abound; to rain.
- c. 1385, Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘General Prologue’, Canterbury Tales:
- c. 1385, Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘General Prologue’, Canterbury Tales:
Conjugation
Conjugation of snewen (weak)
infinitive | (to) snewen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | snewe | snewede |
2nd person singular | snewest | snewedest |
3rd person singular | sneweth, sneweþ | snewede |
plural | snewen | sneweden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | snewe | snewede |
plural | snewen | sneweden |
imperative | present | |
singular | snewe | |
plural | sneweth, sneweþ | |
participle | present | past |
snewende, snewinge | snewed, ysnewed |
Synonyms
Descendants
- English: snew
References
- “sneuen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.
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