Flowe

/floʊ/ verb

Definition

An archaic or Middle English spelling and form of 'flow'; to move in a continuous stream.

Etymology

From Old English 'flowan'; the '-e' ending represents Middle English verb conjugation patterns, now obsolete in modern standard English.

Kelly Says

Reading medieval English texts, you see 'flowe,' 'flowen,' and 'flowing'—different verb forms that show how English conjugations have completely simplified over 500 years of language change.

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