snewen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

sneuwen, snew, snewe, sniwe

Etymology

Inherited from Old English snīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *snīwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsniu̯ən/

Verb

snewen

(intransitive) To snow; to generate snow.
(intransitive, rare) To abound; to rain.
- c. 1385, Geoffrey Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in Canterbury Tales:
  It snewed in his hous of mete and drynke
  It rained meat and drink in his house

Conjugation

Conjugation of snewen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) snewen, snewe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	snewe	snewed
2nd-person singular	snewest	snewedest
3rd-person singular	sneweth	snewed
subjunctive singular	snewe	snewed
imperative singular	snewe	—

plural¹	snewen, snewe	sneweden, snewede
imperative plural	sneweth, snewe	—

participles	snewynge, snewende	snewed, ysnewed

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

Synonyms

snowen

Descendants

English: snew

References

“sneuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

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