rowen
See also: Rowen
English
Alternative forms
- roughings
- rowet, rowett
- rowings
Etymology
Compare rough.
Noun
rowen (plural rowens)
- A second crop of hay; aftermath.
- A stubble field left unploughed until late in the autumn, so that it can be cropped by cattle.
- Mortimer
- Turn your cows, that give milk, into your rowens till snow comes.
- Mortimer
Translations
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Anagrams
- owner, rewon, worne
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English rōwan, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną.
Alternative forms
- rowe, rouwen, rowyn, reowen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔu̯ən/
Verb
rowen
- To row; paddle (use oars to power a seaborne vehicle)
- To move by rowing or paddling (to move by using oars to power a seaborne vehicle)
- To move in the water; to paddle or splash.
- To go, travel, journey or voyage
Conjugation
Conjugation of rowen (strong class 7/weak)
| infinitive | (to) rowen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | rowe | rewe, rowed |
| 2nd person singular | rowest | rewe, rowed, *rowdest |
| 3rd person singular | roweþ, roweth | rewe, rowed |
| plural | rowen | *rewen, roweden |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | rowe | *rewe, *rowede |
| plural | rowen | *rewen, roweden |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | rowe | |
| plural | roweþ, roweth | |
| participle | present | past |
| rowende, rowinge | *(y)rowen, (y)rowed | |
Related terms
- rother
Descendants
- English: row
- Scots: row
References
- “rouen (v.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-8.
Etymology 2
From rewe (“row”) + -en.
Alternative forms
- rowe, rewen, rewe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔu̯ən/, /ˈrɛu̯ən/
Verb
rowen
- To shine; to emit light.
Conjugation
Conjugation of rowen (weak)
| infinitive | (to) rowen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | rowe | rowede |
| 2nd person singular | rowest | rowedest |
| 3rd person singular | roweth, roweþ | rowede |
| plural | rowen | roweden |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | rowe | rowede |
| plural | rowen | roweden |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | rowe | |
| plural | roweth, roweþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| rowende, rowinge | rowed, yrowed | |
References
- “reuen (v.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-8.
Etymology 3
From Old English hrēowan.
Verb
rowen
- Alternative form of rewen (“to regret”)