"dowen" meaning in Middle English

See dowen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈduːən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French douer, from Latin dōtō. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|douer}} Borrowed from Old French douer, {{der|enm|la|dōtō}} Latin dōtō Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} dowen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|dow}} Forms: weak [table-tags], dowen [infinitive], to dowen [infinitive], dowe [infinitive], dowe [first-person, present, singular], dowed [first-person, past, singular], dowest [present, second-person, singular], dowedest [past, second-person, singular], doweth [present, singular, third-person], dowed [past, singular, third-person], dowe [present, singular, subjunctive], dowed [past, singular, subjunctive], dowe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], dowen [plural, present], dowe [plural, present], doweden [past, plural], dowede [past, plural], doweth [imperative, plural, present], dowe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], dowynge [participle, present], dowende [participle, present], dowed [participle, past], ydowed [participle, past]
  1. To give, furnish, or provide with something:
    To give or provide something as a dowry.
    Categories (topical): Marriage
    Sense id: en-dowen-enm-verb-qgDFD-Gq Disambiguation of Marriage: 56 24 20 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 48 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 39 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 39 33
  2. To give, furnish, or provide with something:
    To endow; to provide with a quality or attribute.
    Sense id: en-dowen-enm-verb-EYQfhUo5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 48 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 39 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 39 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: douen, douwe, dowe Related terms: dowarye, dower, endowen
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} dowen
  1. Alternative form of douen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: douen
    Sense id: en-dowen-enm-verb-IwxXYZby Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 48 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 39 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 39 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈduːən/"
    }
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        "To give, furnish, or provide with something:",
        "To give or provide something as a dowry."
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