flowan

Old English

Alternative forms

• flōƿan — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plew-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfloː.wɑn/

Verb

flōwan

1. to flow

Conjugation

Conjugation of flōwan (strong class 7)

infinitive	flōwan	flōwenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	flōwe	flēow
second person singular	flēwst	flēowe
third person singular	flēwþ	flēow
plural	flōwaþ	flēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	flōwe	flēowe
plural	flōwen	flēowen
imperative
singular	flōw
plural	flōwaþ
participle	present	past
	flōwende	(ġe)flōwen

Derived terms

• beflōwan
• forþflōwan
• oferflōwan
• offlōwan
• tōflōwan
• underflōwan
• āflōwan
• ġeflōwan
• ġeondflōwan

 

Related terms

• flēwsa

Descendants

• Middle English: flowen, floȝen, flouen, flowe, flue, flwy; flowenn (Ormulum)
  • English: flow
  • Scots: flow

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “flowan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.