bowen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bouȝen, buȝen, bouwen, buwen, bowe

Etymology

From Old English būgan, from Proto-Germanic *beuganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuːwən/

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)

infinitive	(to) bowen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bow, buȝ	beigh, beiȝ
2nd person singular	bowest, buȝest	beighst, beiȝst
3rd person singular	boweth, buȝeþ	beigh, beiȝ
plural	bowen, buȝen	beighen, beiȝen
subjunctive	present	past
singular	bowe, buȝe	beighe, beiȝe
plural	bowe, buȝe	beighen, beiȝen
imperative	present
singular	bow, buȝ
plural	boweth, buȝeþ
participle	present	past
	bowing(e), bowende	(y)bowen, (y)boȝen

Descendants

• English: (to) bow
• Scots: boo

References

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