mewen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French muer, from Latin mūtō; equivalent to mew +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• mewe, mue, muwe, miuen, mwen, mwe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiu̯ən/

Verb

mewen

2. To mew or moult; to rid oneself of one's feathers.
3. (Late Middle English, rare) To change one's appearance or look.
4. (Late Middle English, rare) To force to moult or mew.
5. (Late Middle English, rare) To imprison.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mewen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mewen, mewe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mewe	mewed
2nd-person singular	mewest	mewedest
3rd-person singular	meweth	mewed
subjunctive singular	mewe
imperative singular		—
plural1	mewen, mewe	meweden, mewede
imperative plural	meweth, mewe	—
participles	mewynge, mewende	mewed, ymewed

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

Descendants

• English: mew

References

• “meuen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-21.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic. Phonetically similar to Catalan mèu (“meow”).

Alternative forms

• mewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛu̯ən/

Verb

mewen

2. To mew or miaow.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mewen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mewen, mewe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mewe	mewed
2nd-person singular	mewest	mewedest
3rd-person singular	meweth	mewed
subjunctive singular	mewe
imperative singular		—
plural1	mewen, mewe	meweden, mewede
imperative plural	meweth, mewe	—
participles	mewynge, mewende	mewed, ymewed

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

Descendants

• English: mew

References

• “meuen, v.(2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-21.