schewen

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English scēawian, from Proto-West Germanic *skawwōn, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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schewen (third-person singular simple present scheweth, present participle schewende, schewynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle schewed)

  1. to show (bring to the attention of others)
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • English: show (archaic shew)
  • Scots: shaw, shaa
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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schewen

  1. Alternative form of sowen (to sow)