bowen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- bouȝen, buȝen, bouwen, buwen, bowe
Etymology
From Old English būgan, from Proto-Germanic *beuganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuːwən/
Verb
bowen
- To bow, kneel
- To submit, be obedient,
- To fall, lie
- (figuratively) To end, disappear
- To bend, curve, cause to bend
- To turn, move, come, go
Conjugation
Conjugation of bowen (strong class 2)
infinitive | (to) bowen | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | bow, buȝ | beigh, beiȝ |
2nd person singular | bowest, buȝest | beighst, beiȝst |
3rd person singular | boweth, buȝeþ | beigh, beiȝ |
plural | bowen, buȝen | beighen, beiȝen |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | bowe, buȝe | beighe, beiȝe |
plural | bowe, buȝe | beighen, beiȝen |
imperative | present | |
singular | bow, buȝ | |
plural | boweth, buȝeþ | |
participle | present | past |
bowing(e), bowende | (y)bowen, (y)boȝen |
Descendants
- English: (to) bow
- Scots: boo
References
- “bǒuen (v.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-20.