brewen

Middle English[edit]

brewen

To brew; to make or be involved in making alcoholic beverages (especially beer).
To induce or cause a condition or effect; to foment or effect.
To unfold or begin; to start to happen or take effect.

In later Middle English, this verb tends to become weak.

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

infinitive	(to) brewen, brewe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	brewe	brew, brewed
2nd-person singular	brewest	browe, brew, brewedest
3rd-person singular	breweth	brew, brewed
subjunctive singular	brewe	browe¹, brewed¹
imperative singular	brewe	—

plural²	brewen, brewe	browen, browe, breweden, brewede
imperative plural	breweth, brewe	—

participles	brewynge, brewende	browen, browe, brewed, ybrowen, ybrowe, ybrewed

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

“breuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-22.