snowen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From snow +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɔu̯ən/

Verb

snowen

  1. (intransitive) To snow; to generate snow.
  2. (intransitive, rare) To abound; to rain.

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

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

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: snow
  • Scots: snaw

References

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