Middle English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English fealgian, from Proto-West Germanic *falgōn.
Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]falwen
- (transitive) To make land fallow for agricultural purposes.
Conjugation
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- “falwen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old English fealwian.
Alternative forms
[edit]- falewen, falowen, falowe, falwy, valewen
- falewi (AB language); valui (Sussex); falwon (Warwickshire)
Verb
[edit]falwen
- 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)
- c. 1210 MS. Cotton Caligula A IX f.246.
- To turn pale or white (of the face or hair).
Conjugation
[edit]| 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
[edit]- “falwen, -ien, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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