toflowan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • teflōwan, tōflōƿan

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- +‎ flōwan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /toːˈfloːwɑn/

Verb

tōflōwan

  1. to flow in different directions, melt away
  2. to be dispersed or destroyed
  3. (figuratively) to wander, be distracted
  4. to spread
  5. to get separated, take different directions
  6. to pass away; to be dissipated, scattered
  7. (figuratively) to separate in confusion, become disconnected

Conjugation
Conjugation of tōflōwan (strong class 7)
infinitive tōflōwan tō tōflōwanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular tōflōwe tōflēow
2nd-person singular tōflēwst,tōflōwest tōflēowe
3rd-person singular tōflēwþ,tōflōweþ tōflēow
plural tōflōwaþ tōflēowon
subjunctive present past
singular tōflōwe tōflēowe
plural tōflōwen tōflēowen
imperative
singular tōflōw(e)
plural tōflōwaþ
participle present past
tōflōwende tōflōwen

Further reading
  • TŌFLŌWAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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