drawen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• drauen, dragen, draghen, draȝen, drauhen, draȝhenn, drawe, draue, draȝe

Etymology

From Old English dragan, from Proto-West Germanic *dragan. Many senses are calqued from Latin trahere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrau̯ən/

Verb

drawen (third-person singular simple present draweth, present participle drawinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative drogh or drew, past participle drawen)

1. To pull, move or draw away:
   1. To unsheathe or pull out a weapon or arrow.
   2. To rip or pull out; to forcibly remove by pulling or tugging.
   3. To draw breath; to breathe or respire.
   4. To doff; to remove an article of clothing.
   5. (cooking) To disembowel or gut.
   6. (medicine) To extract blood from (someone)
2. To draw, push, or impel towards (oneself); to attract:
   1. To extract; to draw out (moisture or liquid)
   2. To lead or bring (something); to take with oneself.
   3. To put, take, or position somewhere.
   4. To support or influence; to exert power over
   5. To effect a condition or state; to make (into).
   6. To acquire; to gain or receive.
   7. To drag behind as punishment.
   8. (cooking) To lead through a sieve.
   9. (chess) To make a move; to move a piece.
3. To go to; to become closer or nearer to:
   1. To travel or journey: to go physically towards.
   2. To follow, imitate; to be influenced by.
   3. To become or go toward, to turn into.
   4. To support or influence; to exert power over.
   5. To turn to for aid or assistance.
4. To draw out; to spread out or extend:
   1. To prolong; to extend in time.
   2. (rare) To spread as to cover or blanket.
   3. To defer or procrastinate; to put off.
5. To make or create; to cause to come about:
   1. To author; to make a literary work.
   2. (cooking) To mix or blend into a paste.
   3. To draw or sketch; to make a drawing
6. To draw straws or lots.
7. To pull apart; to tear to bits (especially with down)
8. (mathematics) To add; to perform addition.
9. (mathematics) To come to; to add up to.

Conjugation

Conjugation of drawen (strong class 6)

infinitive	(to) drawen, drawe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	drawe	drogh, drew
2nd-person singular	drawest	drowe, drewe, drogh, drew
3rd-person singular	draweth	drogh, drew
subjunctive singular	drawe	drowe1, drewe1
imperative singular		—
plural2	drawen, drawe	drowen, drowe, drewen, drewe
imperative plural	draweth, drawe	—
participles	drawynge, drawende	drawen, drawe, ydrawen, ydrawe

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

Derived terms

• drawen alengthe

Descendants

• English: draw
• Scots: draw
• Yola: dra

References

• “drauen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.