douen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

dowen, duhen, duȝen

Etymology 1

From Old English dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈduːən/

Verb

douen

(transitive, intransitive) To be helpful or beneficial; to have worthiness or use (for something)
(impersonal) To be appropriate or suitable for a given situation.
(intransitive, rare) To be mighty, bold, or hardy.
(intransitive, rare) To attain victory or success; to win.
(transitive, rare) To be able to (perform an act).

Conjugation

Conjugation of douen (preterite-present, defective)

infinitive	(to) douen, doue
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	deigh	doughte
2nd-person singular	deight	doughtest
3rd-person singular	deigh	doughte
subjunctive singular	doue	doughte
imperative singular	—	—

plural¹	douen, doue	doughten, doughte
imperative plural	—	—

participles	douynge, douende	dought, ydought

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: dow (obsolete)
Scots: dow

References

“dǒuen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.

Etymology 2

From Old French douer.

Verb

douen

Alternative form of dowen

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