dewyn
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English *dēawian; synchronically dew + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
dewyn
- To sprinkle dew on vegetation; to dew.
- To cry visibly; to become teary.
- (rare) To replenish; to relieve, assuage or calm.
- (rare) To bring dew; to send out dew.
Conjugation
Conjugation of dewyn (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: dew
References
- “deuen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.