falwen

Middle English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfalwən/, /ˈfalɔu̯(ə)n/, /ˈfaliu̯(ə)n/

Etymology 1

From Old English fealgian, from Proto-West Germanic *falgōn.

Alternative forms

• falowen, falewen, valwe, ffelow, falowe

Verb

falwen

2. (transitive) To make land fallow for agricultural purposes.

Conjugation

Conjugation of falwen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) falwen, falwe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	falwe	falwed
2nd-person singular	falwest	falwedest
3rd-person singular	falweth	falwed
subjunctive singular	falwe
imperative singular		—
plural1	falwen, falwe	falweden, falwede
imperative plural	falweth, falwe	—
participles	falwynge, falwende	falwed, yfalwed

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

Descendants

• English: fallow
• Scots: fallow

References

• “falwen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English fealwian.

Alternative forms

• falewen, valewen, falowen, falwon, falowe, falwy, falewi

Verb

falwen

2. To fade, wither, die, grow fallow.
   • c. 1210 MS. Cotton Caligula A IX f.246.

     Tharuore mon thu the bi-thench; / Al schal falewi thi grene;

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. To turn pale or white (of the face or hair).

Conjugation

Conjugation of falwen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) falwen, falwe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	falwe	falwed
2nd-person singular	falwest	falwedest
3rd-person singular	falweth	falwed
subjunctive singular	falwe
imperative singular		—
plural1	falwen, falwe	falweden, falwede
imperative plural	falweth, falwe	—
participles	falwynge, falwende	falwed, yfalwed

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

References

• “falwen, -ien, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.