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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English būgan, from Proto-West Germanic *beugan.
Pronunciation
Verb
bowen
- To bow, kneel
- To submit, be obedient,
- To fall, lie
- (figurative) To end, disappear
- To bend, curve, cause to bend
- To turn, move, come, go
Conjugation
Conjugation of bowen (strong class 2 or weak in -ed)
| infinitive
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(to) bowen, bowe
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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bowe
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beigh, bowed
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| 2nd-person singular
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bowest
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bowe, beigh, bowedest
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| 3rd-person singular
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boweth
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beigh, bowed
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| subjunctive singular
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bowe
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bowe1, bowed1
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| imperative singular
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| plural2
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bowen, bowe
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bowen, bowe, boweden, bowede
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| imperative plural
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boweth, bowe
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| participles
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bowynge, bowende
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bowen, bowe, bowed, ybowe
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1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: (to) bow
- Scots: (to) boo
References