snowen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

snowyn, snawen, snawe, snaw, snowe

Etymology

From snow +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsnɔu̯ən/

Verb

snowen

(intransitive) To snow; to generate snow.
(intransitive, rare) To abound; to rain.

Usage notes

This verb occasionally became a Class 7e strong verb on the model of blowen, resulting in a past stem snew- and a past participle snowen.

Conjugation

Conjugation of snowen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) snowen, snowe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	snowe	snowed
2nd-person singular	snowest	snowedest
3rd-person singular	snoweth	snowed
subjunctive singular	snowe	snowed
imperative singular	snowe	—

plural¹	snowen, snowe	snoweden, snowede
imperative plural	snoweth, snowe	—

participles	snowynge, snowende	snowed, ysnowed

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

Synonyms

snewen

Descendants

English: snow
Scots: snaw

References

“snouen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

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