toflowan

Old English

Alternative forms

teflōwan

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- +‎ flōwan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /toːˈfloː.wɑn/

Verb

tōflōwan

to flow in different directions, melt away
to be dispersed or destroyed
(figurative) to wander, be distracted
to spread
to get separated, take different directions
to pass away; to be dissipated, scattered
(figurative) to separate in confusion, become disconnected

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōflōwan (strong class 7)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	tōflōwan	tōflōwenne
first person singular	tōflōwe	tōflēow
second person singular	tōflēwst	tōflēowe
third person singular	tōflēwþ	tōflēow
plural	tōflōwaþ	tōflēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tōflōwe	tōflēowe
plural	tōflōwen	tōflēowen
imperative
singular	tōflōw
plural	tōflōwaþ
participle	present	past
	tōflōwende	tōflōwen

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “TŌFLŌWAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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