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Old English · verb

rowan

Normalised rōwan

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

Meaning

  1. to row (with oars etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rowan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular rōwerēow
2nd singular rōwestrēowe
3rd singular rōweþrēow
Plural rōwaþrēowonrēon
Subjunctive
Singular rōwerēowe
Plural rōwenrēowen
Non-finite forms of rowan
Form
Infinitive rōwan
Inflected infinitive rōwenne
Imperative singular rōw
Imperative plural rōwaþ
Present participle rōwende
Past participle rōwenġerōwen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rōan (“to row”).

Descendants

row

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