douen
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈduːən/
Verb
douen
- (transitive, intransitive) To be helpful or beneficial; to have worthiness or use (for something)
- (impersonal) To be appropriate or suitable for a given situation.
- (intransitive, rare) To be mighty, bold, or hardy.
- (intransitive, rare) To attain victory or success; to win.
- (transitive, rare) To be able to (perform an act).
Conjugation
Conjugation of douen (preterite-present, defective)
| infinitive | (to) douen, doue | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | deigh | doughte | |
| 2nd-person singular | deight | doughtest | |
| 3rd-person singular | deigh | doughte | |
| subjunctive singular | doue | ||
| imperative singular | — | — | |
| plural1 | douen, doue | doughten, doughte | |
| imperative plural | — | — | |
| participles | douynge, douende | dought, ydought | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “dǒuen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.
Etymology 2
From Old French douer.
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