"growan" meaning in Old English

See growan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡroː.wɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *grōan, from Proto-Germanic *grōaną (“to grow, become green”), Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, grow green”). Cognate with Old Frisian grōwa (“to grow”), Middle Dutch groeyen, grōyen (“to grow”) (Dutch groeien), Old High German gruoen (“to grow, thrive, flourish”), Old Norse grōa (“to grow, become green”), Old English græs (“grass”), Old English grēne (“green”). More at grass, green. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*grōan}} Proto-West Germanic *grōan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*grōaną||to grow, become green}} Proto-Germanic *grōaną (“to grow, become green”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*gʰreh₁-||to grow, grow green}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, grow green”), {{cog|ofs|grōwa||to grow}} Old Frisian grōwa (“to grow”), {{cog|dum|groeyen}} Middle Dutch groeyen, {{cog|nl|groeien}} Dutch groeien, {{cog|goh|gruoen||to grow, thrive, flourish}} Old High German gruoen (“to grow, thrive, flourish”), {{cog|non|gróa|grōa|to grow, become green}} Old Norse grōa (“to grow, become green”), {{cog|ang|græs||grass}} Old English græs (“grass”), {{cog|ang|grēne||green}} Old English grēne (“green”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|grōwan}} grōwan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|grōwan<s7>}} Forms: grōwan [canonical], strong [table-tags], grōwan [infinitive], grōwenne [infinitive], grōwe [first-person, present, singular], grēow [first-person, past, singular], grēwst [present, second-person, singular], grēowe [past, second-person, singular], grēwþ [present, singular, third-person], grēow [past, singular, third-person], grōwaþ [plural, present], grēowon [past, plural], grōwe [present, singular], grēowe [past, singular], grōwen [plural, present], grēowen [past, plural], grōw [imperative, past, present, singular], grōwaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], grōwende [imperative, present], grōwen [imperative, past], ġegrōwen [imperative, past]
  1. (of plants) to grow Derived forms: forgrōwan Derived forms (Middle English: growen): grow [English] Derived forms (Middle English: growen; Scots): grow
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