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

1. To bow, kneel
2. To submit, be obedient,
3. To fall, lie
4. (figurative) To end, disappear
5. To bend, curve, cause to bend
6. 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		—
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.