snewen
Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English snīwan, from Proto-West Germanic *snīwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsniu̯ən/
Verb
snewen
- (intransitive) To snow; to generate snow.
- (intransitive, rare) To abound; to rain.
- c. 1385, Geoffrey Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in Canterbury Tales:
Conjugation
Conjugation of snewen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) snewen, snewe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | snewe | snewed | |
| 2nd-person singular | snewest | snewedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | sneweth | snewed | |
| subjunctive singular | snewe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | snewen, snewe | sneweden, snewede | |
| imperative plural | sneweth, snewe | — | |
| participles | snewynge, snewende | snewed, ysnewed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Synonyms
Descendants
- English: snew
References
- “sneuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.
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