brewen
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English brēowan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]brewen
- To brew; to make or be involved in making alcoholic beverages (especially beer).
- To induce or cause a condition or effect; to foment or effect.
- To unfold or begin; to start to happen or take effect.
Usage notes
[edit]In later Middle English, this verb tends to become weak.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of brewen (strong class 2 or weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) brewen, brewe | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | brewe | brew, brewed | |
2nd-person singular | brewest | browe, brew, brewedest | |
3rd-person singular | breweth | brew, brewed | |
subjunctive singular | brewe | browe1, brewed1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | brewen, brewe | browen, browe, breweden, brewede | |
imperative plural | breweth, brewe | — | |
participles | brewynge, brewende | browen, browe, brewed, ybrowen, ybrowe, ybrewed |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “breuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-22.
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- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
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- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English verbs
- Middle English class 2 strong verbs
- Middle English weak verbs
- enm:Beer
- enm:Disease