dowen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French douer, from Latin dōtō.

Alternative forms

• douen, douwe, dowe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduːən/

Verb

dowen

1. To give, furnish, or provide with something:
   1. To give or provide something as a dowry.
   2. To endow; to provide with a quality or attribute.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dowen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dowen, dowe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dowe	dowed
2nd-person singular	dowest	dowedest
3rd-person singular	doweth	dowed
subjunctive singular	dowe
imperative singular		—
plural1	dowen, dowe	doweden, dowede
imperative plural	doweth, dowe	—
participles	dowynge, dowende	dowed, ydowed

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

Related terms

• dowarye
• dower
• endowen

Descendants

• English: dow (obsolete)
• Scots: dow

References

• “dǒuen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.

Etymology 2

Verb

dowen

1. Alternative form of douen

West Frisian

Noun

dowen

1. plural of do