"narwen" meaning in Middle English

See narwen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈnarwən/, /ˈnarɔu̯ən/, /ˈnariu̯ən/
Etymology: Equivalent to narwe + -en (infinitival suffix); either a new Middle English formation or from Old English nearwian. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|narwe|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} narwe + -en (infinitival suffix), {{inh|enm|ang|nearwian}} Old English nearwian Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} narwen, {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|narw}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], narwen [infinitive], to narwen [infinitive], narwe [infinitive], narwe [first-person, present, singular], narwed [first-person, past, singular], narwest [present, second-person, singular], narwedest [past, second-person, singular], narweth [present, singular, third-person], narwed [past, singular, third-person], narwe [present, singular, subjunctive], narwed [past, singular, subjunctive], narwe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], narwen [plural, present], narwe [plural, present], narweden [past, plural], narwede [past, plural], narweth [imperative, plural, present], narwe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], narwynge [participle, present], narwende [participle, present], narwed [participle, past], ynarwed [participle, past], narowen [alternative], narewen [alternative]
  1. To narrow or tighten. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-narwen-enm-verb-xK7x9Z7A
  2. To get narrower or tightened. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-narwen-enm-verb-A4n3DMun Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "narwen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "to narwen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "narwest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "narwedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    },
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        "singular",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "narwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "narweden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynarwed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narowen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narewen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "To narrow or tighten."
      ],
      "id": "en-narwen-enm-verb-xK7x9Z7A",
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          "narrow",
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        [
          "tighten",
          "tighten"
        ]
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
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          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "8 92",
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        "To get narrower or tightened."
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          "tightened"
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnarwən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnarɔu̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnariu̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "narwen"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English rare terms",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
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    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "narwen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to narwen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "narwed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "narwest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "narwedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "narweth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narweden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narweth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narwed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynarwed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narowen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "narewen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To narrow or tighten."
      ],
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        [
          "narrow",
          "narrow"
        ],
        [
          "tighten",
          "tighten"
        ]
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      ]
    },
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        "To get narrower or tightened."
      ],
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        [
          "narrower",
          "narrower"
        ],
        [
          "tightened",
          "tightened"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnarwən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnarɔu̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnariu̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "narwen"
}

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