gloven

gloven

Middle English

Etymology 1

From glove +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• gloove, glooven

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡloːvən/

Verb

gloven (third-person singular simple present gloveth, present participle glovende, glovynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle gloved)

1. To glove; to put on gloves or gauntlets.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gloven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) gloven
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	glove	gloved
2nd-person singular	glovest	glovedest
3rd-person singular	gloveth	gloved
subjunctive singular	glove
imperative singular		—
plural1	gloven, glove	gloveden, glovede
imperative plural	gloveth, glove	—
participles	glovynge, glovende	gloved, ygloved

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: glove

References

• “glọ̄ven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English glōfan, equivalent to glove +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

gloven

1. plural of glove