throwen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- thrawen, thorwen
Etymology
From Old English þrāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan.
Verb
throwen
- to throw
Usage notes
- The weak forms found in dialectal modern English are nonexistent in Middle English (compare growen, for which such forms are found).
Conjugation
Conjugation of throwen (strong class 7)
| infinitive | (to) throwen, throwe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | throwe | threw | |
| 2nd-person singular | throwest | threwe, threw | |
| 3rd-person singular | throweth | threw | |
| subjunctive singular | throwe | threwe1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | throwen, throwe | threwen, threwe | |
| imperative plural | throweth, throwe | — | |
| participles | throwynge, throwende | throwen, throwe, ythrowen, ythrowe | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: throw
- Northumbrian: thraa
- Scots: thraw
- Yola: draugh
References
- “throuen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.