falwen
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Middle English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English fealgian, from Proto-West Germanic *falgōn.
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
falwen
- (transitive) To make land fallow for agricultural purposes.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of falwen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “falwen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English fealwian.
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
falwen
- To fade, wither, die, grow fallow.
- c. 1210 MS. Cotton Caligula A IX f.246.
- Tharuore mon thu the bi-thench; / Al schal falewi thi grene;
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- c. 1210 MS. Cotton Caligula A IX f.246.
- To turn pale or white (of the face or hair).
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of falwen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References[edit]
- “falwen, -ien, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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