throwen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English þrāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

throwen

  1. to throw

Usage notes

  • The weak forms found in dialectal modern English are nonexistent in Middle English (compare growen, for which such forms are found).

Conjugation

Conjugation of throwen (strong class 7)
infinitive (to) throwen, throwe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular throwe threw
2nd-person singular throwest threwe, threw
3rd-person singular throweth threw
subjunctive singular throwe threwe1
imperative singular —
plural2 throwen, throwe threwen, threwe
imperative plural throweth, throwe —
participles throwynge, throwende throwen, throwe, ythrowen, ythrowe

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: throw
  • Scots: thraw
  • Yola: drowe, draugh

References

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