"brewen" meaning in Middle English

See brewen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbriu̯ən/
Etymology: From Old English brēowan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|brēowan}} Old English brēowan Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} brewen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|brew|brew|brow|brow|class=2|w=ed|y=2}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], brewen [infinitive], to brewen [infinitive], brewe [infinitive], brewe [first-person, present, singular], brew [first-person, past, singular], brewed [first-person, past, singular], brewest [present, second-person, singular], browe [past, second-person, singular], brewedest [past, second-person, singular], breweth [present, singular, third-person], brew [past, singular, third-person], brewed [past, singular, third-person], brewe [present, singular, subjunctive], browe [past, singular, subjunctive], brewed [past, singular, subjunctive], brewe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], brewen [plural, present], brewe [plural, present], browen [past, plural], browe [past, plural], breweden [past, plural], brewede [past, plural], breweth [imperative, plural, present], brewe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], brewynge [participle, present], brewende [participle, present], browen [participle, past], browe [participle, past], brewed [participle, past], ybrowen [participle, past], ybrowe [participle, past], ybrewed [participle, past], breuen [alternative], brew [alternative], brewe [alternative]
  1. To brew; to make or be involved in making alcoholic beverages (especially beer).
    Sense id: en-brewen-enm-verb-dqxa49W2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Beer Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 16 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 22 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 11 15 Disambiguation of Beer: 100 0 0
  2. To induce or cause a condition or effect; to foment or effect.
    Sense id: en-brewen-enm-verb-ewdhgBIj
  3. To unfold or begin; to start to happen or take effect.
    Sense id: en-brewen-enm-verb-0z090rUL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: brewere, brewestere, brewhous, brewynge
Categories (other): Disease Disambiguation of Disease: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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