ruwen

Dutch

Etymology

From ruw.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -yu̯ən

Verb

ruwen

1. to roughen

Inflection

Conjugation of ruwen (weak)
infinitive	ruwen
past singular	ruwde
past participle	geruwd
infinitive	ruwen
gerund	ruwen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	ruw	ruwde
2nd person sing. (jij)	ruwt, ruw2	ruwde
2nd person sing. (u)	ruwt	ruwde
2nd person sing. (gij)	ruwt	ruwde
3rd person singular	ruwt	ruwde
plural	ruwen	ruwden
subjunctive sing.1	ruwe	ruwde
subjunctive plur.1	ruwen	ruwden
imperative sing.	ruw
imperative plur.1	ruwt
participles	ruwend	geruwd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Middle English

Verb

ruwen

1. Alternative form of rewen (“to regret”)