douen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Old English dugan, from Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduːən/

Verb

douen

  1. (ambitransitive) To be helpful or beneficial; to have worthiness or use (for something)
  2. (impersonal) To be appropriate or suitable for a given situation.
  3. (intransitive, rare) To be mighty, bold, or hardy.
  4. (intransitive, rare) To attain victory or success; to win.
  5. (transitive, rare) To be able to (perform an act).
Conjugation
Conjugation of douen (preterite-present, defective)
infinitive (to) douen, doue
present tense past tense
1st-person singular deigh doughte
2nd-person singular deight doughtest
3rd-person singular deigh doughte
subjunctive singular doue
imperative singular — —
plural1 douen, doue doughten, doughte
imperative plural — —
participles douynge, douende douen, doue, dought, ydouen, ydoue, ydought

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: dow (obsolete)
  • Scots: dow
References

Etymology 2

From Old French douer.

Verb

douen

  1. alternative form of dowen
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