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

To mew or moult; to rid oneself of one's feathers.
(Late Middle English, rare) To change one's appearance or look.
(Late Middle English, rare) To force to moult or mew.
(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	mewed
imperative singular	mewe	—

plural¹	mewen, mewe	meweden, mewede
imperative plural	meweth, mewe	—

participles	mewynge, mewende	mewed, ymewed

¹Sometimes 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

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	mewed
imperative singular	mewe	—

plural¹	mewen, mewe	meweden, mewede
imperative plural	meweth, mewe	—

participles	mewynge, mewende	mewed, ymewed

¹Sometimes 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.

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