glewen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English glīwian

Alternative forms

gleu, glew, gleue, glewe, glue, gleen, gleowen, gleowien, gleon, glow

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡliu̯ən/, /ˈɡliu̯jən/

Verb

glewen

To play music or songs; to please with music.
To celebrate; to have fun rise in mirth or gaiety.
(rare) To cause to be happy; to satisfy.
(rare) To supplicate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *glewen* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) glewen, glewe

1st-person singular	glewe	glewed
2nd-person singular	glewest	glewedest
3rd-person singular	gleweth	glewed
subjunctive singular	glewe	glewed
imperative singular	glewe	—

plural¹	glewen, glewe	gleweden, glewede
imperative plural	gleweth, glewe	—

participles	glewynge, glewende	glewed, yglewed

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

References

“gleuen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 July 2018.

Etymology 2

From Old French gluer, from Late Latin glus, from Latin gluten (“glue”).

Alternative forms

glewe, glow, glwyn, gliwe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡliu̯ən/

Verb

glewen

To glue (to each other); to connect with adhesive.
To connect together; to unify, link, or shut; to cause two things to come connected.
To rub with an adhesive substance.
(rare) To embed; to install into something.
(rare) To render oneself culpable or connected to something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *glewen* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) glewen, glewe

1st-person singular	glewe	glewed
2nd-person singular	glewest	glewedest
3rd-person singular	gleweth	glewed
subjunctive singular	glewe	glewed
imperative singular	glewe	—

plural¹	glewen, glewe	gleweden, glewede
imperative plural	gleweth, glewe	—

participles	glewynge, glewende	glewed, yglewed

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

Descendants

English: glue

References

“gleuen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 July 2018.