louen
Middle English
Etymology 1
From the adjective loue (modern English low).
Verb
louen
- to make low; to lower
References
- “louen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old English hlōwan.
Verb
louen
- to low (moo)
- c. 1250, Anonymous, "Cuckoo Song" (as printed in The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1900):
- Lhouth after calve cu
- c. 1250, Anonymous, "Cuckoo Song" (as printed in The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1900):
References
- “louen, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Verb
louen
- Alternative form of loven (“to love”)