"volow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: volows [present, singular, third-person], volowing [participle, present], volowed [participle, past], volowed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English volewen, from Latin volō (“I will”), the answer in the baptismal service. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|volewen}} Middle English volewen, {{der|en|la|volō||I will}} Latin volō (“I will”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} volow (third-person singular simple present volows, present participle volowing, simple past and past participle volowed)
  1. (obsolete, derogatory, transitive) To baptize. Tags: derogatory, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-volow-en-verb-kW7ZYNvT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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