glowen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English glōwan, from Proto-Germanic *glōaną.

Alternative forms

• gloen, glouwen, glowe, glewe, glogh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔu̯ən/

Verb

glowen

1. To glow; to emit brightness and warmth.
2. To emit brightness or colour without warmth; to have variegation.
3. To feel strong emotion, especially irritation.
4. (of metal) To warm until glowing.
5. (rare) To glower; to look or stare at.
6. (Christianity, rare) To be in pain or agony from the fires of Hell.

Usage notes

This verb is mainly weak in Middle English, but some traces of its historic status as a class 7 strong verb still remain.

Conjugation

Conjugation of glowen (weak/strong class 7)

infinitive	(to) glowen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	glowe	glowed, glew
2nd person singular	glowest	glowed, glew, *glowst
3rd person singular	gloweþ, gloweth	glowed, glew
plural	glowen	gloweden, *glewen, *glowen
subjunctive	present	past
singular	glowe	glowed, glew
plural	glowen	gloweden, *glewen, *glowen
imperative	present
singular	glowe
plural	gloweþ, gloweth
participle	present	past
	glowende, glowinge	(y)glowed, *(y)glewen, *(y)glowen

Related terms

• glouworm

Descendants

• English: glow
• Scots: glow

References

• “glouen (v.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-4.
• “glouen (v.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-4.