glewen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English glīwian, from Proto-Germanic *glīwwōną.

Alternative forms

• gleu, glew, gleue, glewe, glue, gleen, gleowen, gleowien, gleon, glow

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡliu̯ən/, /ˈɡliu̯jən/

Verb

glewen

2. To play music or songs; to please with music.
3. To celebrate; to have fun rise in mirth or gaiety.
4. (rare) To cause to be happy; to satisfy.
5. (rare) To supplicate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of glewen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) glewen, glewe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	glewe	glewed
2nd-person singular	glewest	glewedest
3rd-person singular	gleweth	glewed
subjunctive singular	glewe
imperative singular		—
plural1	glewen, glewe	gleweden, glewede
imperative plural	gleweth, glewe	—
participles	glewynge, glewende	glewed, yglewed

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

References

• “gleuen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old French gluer.

Alternative forms

• glewe, glow, glwyn, gliwe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡliu̯ən/

Verb

glewen

2. To glue (to each other); to connect with adhesive.
3. To connect together; to unify, link, or shut; to cause two things to come connected.
4. To rub with an adhesive substance.
5. (rare) To embed; to install into something.
6. (rare) To render oneself culpable or connected to something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of glewen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) glewen, glewe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	glewe	glewed
2nd-person singular	glewest	glewedest
3rd-person singular	gleweth	glewed
subjunctive singular	glewe
imperative singular		—
plural1	glewen, glewe	gleweden, glewede
imperative plural	gleweth, glewe	—
participles	glewynge, glewende	glewed, yglewed

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

Descendants

• English: glue

References

• “gleuen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.