snowen
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnɔu̯ən/
Usage notes
This verb occasionally became a Class 7e strong verb on the model of blowen, resulting in a past stem snew- and a past participle snowen.
Conjugation
Conjugation of snowen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) snowen, snowe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | snowe | snowed | |
| 2nd-person singular | snowest | snowedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | snoweth | snowed | |
| subjunctive singular | snowe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | snowen, snowe | snoweden, snowede | |
| imperative plural | snoweth, snowe | — | |
| participles | snowynge, snowende | snowed, ysnowed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Synonyms
References
- “snouen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.
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