endowen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

endowe, indwyn, endouen, indowen

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman endouer; equivalent to en- +‎ dowen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛnˈduːən/

Verb

endowen

To endow with money, rights, advantages, or other benefits.
To endow or furnish with an innate property or faculty.
(rare) To benefit a realm with a good king.

Conjugation

Conjugation of endowen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) endowen, endowe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	endowe	endowed
2nd-person singular	endowest	endowedest
3rd-person singular	endoweth	endowed
subjunctive singular	endowe	endowed
imperative singular	endowe	—

plural¹	endowen, endowe	endoweden, endowede
imperative plural	endoweth, endowe	—

participles	endowynge, endowende	endowed, yendowed

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

Related terms

Descendants

English: endow
Scots: endoo

References

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

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