louen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the adjective loue (modern English low).

Verb

louen

to make low; to lower

References

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

Etymology 2

From Old English hlōwan.

Verb

louen

to low (moo), to bawl
- c. 1250, Anonymous, "Cuckoo Song" (as printed in The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1900):
  Lhouth after calve cu
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

English: low
Scots: low
Yola: hol (metathesis)

References

“louen, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Verb

louen

Alternative form of loven (“to love”)

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