dewen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English *dēawian, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwēn, from Proto-Germanic *dawwāną; by surface analysis, dew (“dew”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• dewe, dewey, dewyn
• dæwwenn (Ormulum)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛu̯ən/

Verb

dewen (third-person singular simple present deweth, present participle dewende, dewynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dewed)

1. (impersonal) To fall (of dew).
2. (intransitive) To produce or send out dew.
3. (transitive) To douse with dew.
4. (transitive) To cry visibly; to become teary.
5. (transitive, figuratively) To rejuvenate, relieve, or calm.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dewen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dewen, dewe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dewe	dewed
2nd-person singular	dewest	dewedest
3rd-person singular	deweth	dewed
subjunctive singular	dewe
imperative singular		—
plural1	dewen, dewe	deweden, dewede
imperative plural	deweth, dewe	—
participles	dewynge, dewende	dewed

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

Derived terms

• bedewen

Descendants

• English: dew

References

• “deuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

dewen

1. alternative form of deven (“to deafen”)