falwen

Middle English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfalwən/, /ˈfalɔu̯(ə)n/, /ˈfaliu̯(ə)n/

Etymology 1

From Old English fealgian, from Proto-West Germanic *falgōn.

Alternative forms

falowen, falewen, valwe, ffelow, falowe

Verb

falwen

(transitive) To make land fallow for agricultural purposes.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *falwen* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) falwen, falwe

1st-person singular	falwe	falwed
2nd-person singular	falwest	falwedest
3rd-person singular	falweth	falwed
subjunctive singular	falwe	falwed
imperative singular	falwe	—

plural¹	falwen, falwe	falweden, falwede
imperative plural	falweth, falwe	—

participles	falwynge, falwende	falwed, yfalwed

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

Descendants

English: fallow
Scots: fallow

References

“falwen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English fealwian.

Alternative forms

falewen, valewen, falowen, falwon, falowe, falwy, falewi

Verb

falwen

To fade, wither, die, grow fallow.
- c. 1210 MS. Cotton Caligula A IX f.246.
  Tharuore mon thu the bi-thench; / Al schal falewi thi grene;
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
To turn pale or white (of the face or hair).

Conjugation

Conjugation of *falwen* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) falwen, falwe

1st-person singular	falwe	falwed
2nd-person singular	falwest	falwedest
3rd-person singular	falweth	falwed
subjunctive singular	falwe	falwed
imperative singular	falwe	—

plural¹	falwen, falwe	falweden, falwede
imperative plural	falweth, falwe	—

participles	falwynge, falwende	falwed, yfalwed

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

References

“falwen, -ien, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.