Old English · verb

growan

Normalised grōwan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VII
IPA: /ˈɡroː.wɑn/
Syllables: ˈɡroː · wɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: grow

Meaning

to grow

Hit is weliġ þis ēalond on wæstmum ⁊ on trēowum misenlīcra cynna; ⁊ hit is ġesċræpe on lǣwe sċēapa ⁊ nēata; ⁊ on sumum stōwum wīnġeardas grōwaþ.

This island is rich in fruits and trees of various kinds; and it is suitable for the pasture of sheep and cattle; and in some places vineyards grow.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

Conjugation

Conjugation of growan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	grōwe	grēow
2nd singular	grēwst	grēowe
3rd singular	grēwþ	grēow
Plural	grōwaþ	grēowon
Subjunctive
Singular	grōwe	grēowe
Plural	grōwen	grēowen

Non-finite forms of growan
	Form
Infinitive	grōwan
Inflected infinitive	grōwenne
Imperative singular	grōw
Imperative plural	grōwaþ
Present participle	grōwende
Past participle	grōwen ġegrōwen

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.

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