farowen

Middle English

Alternative forms

farewen, pharowyn, varȝe, varwen
ferhe (earlyn)

Etymology

From *farow (“farrow”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix), possibly through an Old English *feargian, formed from fearh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfariu̯ən/, /ˈfarɔu̯ən/, /ˈfarxən/

Verb

farowen

To give birth to piglets; to farrow.

Conjugation

Conjugation of farowen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) farowen, farowe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	farowe	farowed
2nd-person singular	farowest	farowedest
3rd-person singular	faroweth	farowed
subjunctive singular	farowe	farowed
imperative singular	farowe	—

plural¹	farowen, farowe	faroweden, farowede
imperative plural	faroweth, farowe	—

participles	farowynge, farowende	farowed, yfarowed

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

Descendants

English: farrow

References

“farwen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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