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Old English · verb

stowian

Normalised stōwian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈstoː.wi.ɑn/
Syllables: ˈstoː · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: stow

Meaning

to hold back, restrain

Conjugation

Conjugation of stowian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	stōwiġe	stōwode
2nd singular	stōwast	stōwodest
3rd singular	stōwaþ	stōwode
Plural	stōwiaþ	stōwodon
Subjunctive
Singular	stōwiġe	stōwode
Plural	stōwiġen	stōwoden

Non-finite forms of stowian
	Form
Infinitive	stōwian
Inflected infinitive	stōwienne
Imperative singular	stōwa
Imperative plural	stōwiaþ
Present participle	stōwiende
Past participle	stōwod ġestōwod

All forms (15)

stōwiġe
stōwode
stōwast
stōwodest
stōwaþ
stōwiaþ
stōwodon
stōwiġen
stōwoden
stōwian
stōwienne
stōwa
stōwiende
stōwod
ġestōwod

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stōjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *stoh₂éyeti. Equivalent to stōw (“place”) + -ian (infinitive suffix) and cognate with Gothic (stōjan).

Descendants

stow

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