mewen
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French muer, from Latin mūtō; equivalent to mew + -en.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
mewen
- To mew or moult; to rid oneself of their feathers.
- (Late Middle English, rare) To change one's appearance or look.
- (Late Middle English, rare) To force to moult or mew.
- (Late Middle English, rare) To imprison.
Conjugation
Conjugation of mewen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: mew
References
- “meuen (v.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-21.
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic. Phonetically similar to Catalan mèu (“meow”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
mewen
- To mew or miaow.
Conjugation
Conjugation of mewen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: mew
References
- “meuen (v.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-21.
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- Middle English terms derived from Latin
- Middle English terms suffixed with -en
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- enm:Animal sounds
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