bowen

See also: Bowen, bōwén, and bówén

Middle English

Alternative forms

bouȝen, buȝen, bouwen, buwen, bowe

Etymology

From Old English būgan, from Proto-West Germanic *beugan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbuːən/

Verb

bowen

To bow, kneel
To submit, be obedient,
To fall, lie
(figurative) To end, disappear
To bend, curve, cause to bend
To turn, move, come, go

Conjugation

Conjugation of bowen (strong class 2 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) bowen, bowe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	bowe	beigh, bowed
2nd-person singular	bowest	bowe, beigh, bowedest
3rd-person singular	boweth	beigh, bowed
subjunctive singular	bowe	bowe¹, bowed¹
imperative singular	bowe	—

plural²	bowen, bowe	bowen, bowe, boweden, bowede
imperative plural	boweth, bowe	—

participles	bowynge, bowende	bowen, bowe, bowed, ybowe

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

Descendants

English: (to) bow
Scots: boo

References

“bǒuen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-20.

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