folwen

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English folgian, from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn, from Proto-Germanic *fulgāną.

Verb

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folwen (third-person singular simple present folweth, present participle folwende, folwynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle folwed)

  1. to follow

Conjugation

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Conjugation of folwen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) folwen, folwe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular folwe folwed
2nd-person singular folwest folwedest
3rd-person singular folweth folwed
subjunctive singular folwe
imperative singular —
plural1 folwen, folwe folweden, folwede
imperative plural folweth, folwe —
participles folwynge, folwende folwed, yfolwed

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

Descendants

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  • English: follow
  • Scots: follae, folȝe, folow, falow

References

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