flowen

== English == === Verb === flowen (obsolete) past participle of flow === References === “flowen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === floȝen, flouen, flowe, flue, flwy flowenn (Ormulum) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English flōwan, from Proto-West Germanic *flōan, from Proto-Germanic *flōaną. Compare flod. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɔu̯ən/ === Verb === flowen (third-person singular simple present floweth, present participle flowende, flowynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle flowed) To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid): To gush or spurt; to move rapidly as a jet. To spout or trickle; to flow downwards. To act like a fluid; to be turbulent or impermanent. (figurative) To flow (move smoothly like liquid) (rare, of the sea) To become turbulent or rough. To be flooded; to be overwhelmed by a flood or deluge. (of the tide) To surge or rise; to become or be high. To float; to be propelled by water or as if by water. (rare, figurative) To macerate in joy or lucre. (rare, figurative) To appear (of feelings) ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is mainly weak in Middle English, but some traces of its historic status as a class 7 strong verb still remain. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== flowynge overflowen ==== Descendants ==== English: flow Scots: flow, flou ==== References ==== “flouen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 November 2018. == Old English == === Verb === flōwen past participle of flōwan