endowen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• endowe, indwyn, endouen, indowen

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman endouer; equivalent to en- +‎ dowen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈduːən/

Verb

endowen

1. To endow with money, rights, advantages, or other benefits.
2. To endow or furnish with an innate property or faculty.
3. (rare) To benefit a realm with a good king.

Conjugation

Conjugation of endowen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) endowen, endowe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	endowe	endowed
2nd-person singular	endowest	endowedest
3rd-person singular	endoweth	endowed
subjunctive singular	endowe
imperative singular		—
plural1	endowen, endowe	endoweden, endowede
imperative plural	endoweth, endowe	—
participles	endowynge, endowende	endowed, yendowed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• endowable
• endowement
• endower
• endowynge

Descendants

• English: endow
• Scots: endoo

References

• “endǒuen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.