"flowen" meaning in Middle English

See flowen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈflɔu̯ən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English flōwan, from Proto-West Germanic *flōan, from Proto-Germanic *flōaną. Compare flod. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:flōwan}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*plew-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*plōw-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pleh₃(w)-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*flōaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*flōan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "flōwan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "flowen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="flowen">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|flōwan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English flōwan, {{inh+|enm|ang|flōwan}} Inherited from Old English flōwan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*flōan}} Proto-West Germanic *flōan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*flōaną}} Proto-Germanic *flōaną, {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:flōwan}} Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} flowen, {{enm-verb|stem=flow}} flowen (third-person singular simple present floweth, present participle flowynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle flowed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|flow|c=ede|p_part3=0|s2=flew|s3=flew|s4=flow|sc=7}} Forms: floweth [present, singular, third-person], flowynge [participle, present], flowed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], strong weak [table-tags], flowen [infinitive], to flowen [infinitive], flowe [infinitive], flowe [first-person, present, singular], flowed [first-person, past, singular], flowede [first-person, past, singular], flew [first-person, past, singular], flowest [present, second-person, singular], flowedest [past, second-person, singular], flewe [past, second-person, singular], floweth [present, singular, third-person], flowed [past, singular, third-person], flowede [past, singular, third-person], flew [past, singular, third-person], flowe [present, singular, subjunctive], flowed [past, singular, subjunctive], flowede [past, singular, subjunctive], flewe [past, singular, subjunctive], flowe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], flowen [plural, present], flowe [plural, present], floweden [past, plural], flowed [past, plural], flowede [past, plural], flewen [past, plural], flewe [past, plural], floweth [imperative, plural, present], flowe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], flowynge [participle, present], flowende [participle, present], flowed [participle, past], flowen [participle, past], yflowed [participle, past], yflowen [participle, past], floȝen [alternative], flouen [alternative], flowe [alternative], flowenn [alternative, Ormulum], flue [alternative], flwy [alternative]
  1. To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):
    To gush or spurt; to move rapidly as a jet.
    Sense id: en-flowen-enm-verb-XrRRwNWf
  2. To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):
    To spout or trickle; to flow downwards.
    Sense id: en-flowen-enm-verb-IdgJwKNm
  3. To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):
    To act like a fluid; to be turbulent or impermanent.
    Sense id: en-flowen-enm-verb-omGbBwr0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 7 10 10 11 9 8 11 11 13 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 12 12 7 6 11 12 15 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 7 12 13 6 6 7 13 15 15
  4. To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):
    (figurative) To flow (move smoothly like liquid)
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-flowen-enm-verb-eijPki6m Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Liquids Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 7 10 10 11 9 8 11 11 13 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 12 12 7 6 11 12 15 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 7 12 13 6 6 7 13 15 15 Disambiguation of Liquids: 2 3 9 23 0 2 2 19 28 12
  5. To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):
    (rare, of the sea) To become turbulent or rough.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-flowen-enm-verb-auo0hnaZ
  6. To be flooded; to be overwhelmed by a flood or deluge.
    Sense id: en-flowen-enm-verb-yhf7CkHt
  7. (of the tide) To surge or rise; to become or be high.
    Sense id: en-flowen-enm-verb-2npGU2UC Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 7 10 10 11 9 8 11 11 13 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 12 12 7 6 11 12 15 12
  8. To float; to be propelled by water or as if by water.
    Sense id: en-flowen-enm-verb-0tHLSaMR Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Liquids Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 7 10 10 11 9 8 11 11 13 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 12 12 7 6 11 12 15 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 7 12 13 6 6 7 13 15 15 Disambiguation of Liquids: 2 3 9 23 0 2 2 19 28 12
  9. (rare, figurative) To macerate in joy or lucre. Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-flowen-enm-verb-Cu6tJVHo Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Emotions, Liquids Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 7 10 10 11 9 8 11 11 13 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 12 12 7 6 11 12 15 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 7 12 13 6 6 7 13 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 15 16 3 3 4 15 21 16 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 7 11 13 6 6 6 12 19 12 Disambiguation of Emotions: 3 3 11 15 1 2 3 14 29 18 Disambiguation of Liquids: 2 3 9 23 0 2 2 19 28 12
  10. (rare, figurative) To appear (of feelings) Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-flowen-enm-verb-zs89l4TK Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Liquids Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 7 10 10 11 9 8 11 11 13 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 12 12 7 6 11 12 15 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 7 12 13 6 6 7 13 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 6 11 13 4 5 5 13 15 23 Disambiguation of Liquids: 2 3 9 23 0 2 2 19 28 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flowynge, overflowen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "to flowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "flew",
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      "form": "flowest",
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      "form": "flowedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "flewe",
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        "singular",
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      "form": "flowede",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "flewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
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      "form": "flowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "flowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "flowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "floweden",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "form": "flowed",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "flowede",
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      "form": "flewen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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    },
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      "form": "flewe",
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      "form": "floweth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "flowe",
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      "form": "flowynge",
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      "form": "flowende",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "yflowen",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "floȝen",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flouen",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "flowe",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "flowenn",
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        "Ormulum"
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    },
    {
      "form": "flue",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "flwy",
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      "word": "flowynge"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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        "To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):",
        "To gush or spurt; to move rapidly as a jet."
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        ],
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          "rapidly"
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          "jet"
        ]
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        "To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):",
        "To spout or trickle; to flow downwards."
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          "flow",
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      ],
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        "To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):",
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        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "stream",
          "stream"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ],
        [
          "fluid",
          "fluid#English"
        ],
        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
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          "smoothly",
          "smoothly#English"
        ],
        [
          "liquid",
          "liquid#English"
        ]
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      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        "To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):",
        "To become turbulent or rough."
      ],
      "id": "en-flowen-enm-verb-auo0hnaZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "stream",
          "stream"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ],
        [
          "fluid",
          "fluid#English"
        ],
        [
          "turbulent",
          "turbulent"
        ],
        [
          "rough",
          "rough"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):",
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      ],
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        "of the sea"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be flooded; to be overwhelmed by a flood or deluge."
      ],
      "id": "en-flowen-enm-verb-yhf7CkHt",
      "links": [
        [
          "flood",
          "flood"
        ],
        [
          "overwhelm",
          "overwhelm"
        ],
        [
          "flood",
          "flood"
        ],
        [
          "deluge",
          "deluge"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with etymon",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 8 12 12 7 6 11 12 15 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
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        "To surge or rise; to become or be high."
      ],
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        [
          "surge",
          "surge"
        ],
        [
          "rise",
          "rise"
        ],
        [
          "become",
          "become"
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        [
          "be",
          "be"
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          "high",
          "high"
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      ],
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        "of the tide"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 10 10 11 9 8 11 11 13 11",
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 12 13 6 6 7 13 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To float; to be propelled by water or as if by water."
      ],
      "id": "en-flowen-enm-verb-0tHLSaMR",
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        [
          "float",
          "float"
        ],
        [
          "propel",
          "propel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 15 16 3 3 4 15 21 16",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 11 13 6 6 6 12 19 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 11 15 1 2 3 14 29 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Emotions",
          "orig": "enm:Emotions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 3 9 23 0 2 2 19 28 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
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          "orig": "enm:Liquids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To macerate in joy or lucre."
      ],
      "id": "en-flowen-enm-verb-Cu6tJVHo",
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        [
          "macerate",
          "macerate"
        ],
        [
          "joy",
          "joy"
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        [
          "lucre",
          "lucre"
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        "(rare, figurative) To macerate in joy or lucre."
      ],
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        "rare"
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    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "7 10 10 11 9 8 11 11 13 11",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 8 12 12 7 6 11 12 15 12",
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
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        {
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "appear",
          "appear"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare, figurative) To appear (of feelings)"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɔu̯ən/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Middle English entries with etymon",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pleh₃(w)-",
    "Middle English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *plew-",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    },
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      "lang": "Scots",
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      "flowan#Old_English"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flōan"
    ],
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      "*flōaną",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flōaną"
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      "flod",
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      "name": "yesno"
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        "lit": "",
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        "ts": ""
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "flowynge",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "to flowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "form": "flowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "flowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "flowede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flew",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "floweth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "flowed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flew",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "flowed",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "flowede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "flewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "flowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "floweden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flewen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "floweth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yflowed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yflowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "floȝen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flouen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flowenn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ormulum"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flue",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flwy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "stem": "flow"
      },
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      "name": "enm-verb"
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        "c": "ede",
        "p_part3": "0",
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        "s3": "flew",
        "s4": "flow",
        "sc": "7"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "flowynge"
    },
    {
      "word": "overflowen"
    }
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    {
      "glosses": [
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        "To gush or spurt; to move rapidly as a jet."
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          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "stream",
          "stream"
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        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ],
        [
          "fluid",
          "fluid#English"
        ],
        [
          "gush",
          "gush"
        ],
        [
          "spurt",
          "spurt"
        ],
        [
          "rapidly",
          "rapidly"
        ],
        [
          "jet",
          "jet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):",
        "To spout or trickle; to flow downwards."
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        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "stream",
          "stream"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
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        [
          "fluid",
          "fluid#English"
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        [
          "spout",
          "spout"
        ],
        [
          "trickle",
          "trickle"
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        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
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          "downwards",
          "downwards"
        ]
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      ],
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        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "stream",
          "stream"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ],
        [
          "fluid",
          "fluid#English"
        ],
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "fluid",
          "fluid"
        ],
        [
          "turbulent",
          "turbulent"
        ],
        [
          "impermanent",
          "impermanent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):",
        "To flow (move smoothly like liquid)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "stream",
          "stream"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ],
        [
          "fluid",
          "fluid#English"
        ],
        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "smoothly",
          "smoothly#English"
        ],
        [
          "liquid",
          "liquid#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):",
        "(figurative) To flow (move smoothly like liquid)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):",
        "To become turbulent or rough."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "stream",
          "stream"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ],
        [
          "fluid",
          "fluid#English"
        ],
        [
          "turbulent",
          "turbulent"
        ],
        [
          "rough",
          "rough"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To flow, stream, or issue; (to move as a fluid):",
        "(rare, of the sea) To become turbulent or rough."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of the sea"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be flooded; to be overwhelmed by a flood or deluge."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flood",
          "flood"
        ],
        [
          "overwhelm",
          "overwhelm"
        ],
        [
          "flood",
          "flood"
        ],
        [
          "deluge",
          "deluge"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To surge or rise; to become or be high."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surge",
          "surge"
        ],
        [
          "rise",
          "rise"
        ],
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ],
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of the tide) To surge or rise; to become or be high."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of the tide"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To float; to be propelled by water or as if by water."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "float",
          "float"
        ],
        [
          "propel",
          "propel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To macerate in joy or lucre."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "macerate",
          "macerate"
        ],
        [
          "joy",
          "joy"
        ],
        [
          "lucre",
          "lucre"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, figurative) To macerate in joy or lucre."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To appear (of feelings)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "appear",
          "appear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, figurative) To appear (of feelings)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɔu̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flowen"
}

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