Etymology

flown

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Middle English flowen ← Old English flogen
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flown · verb, adjective1

  1. Old English · derived fromflēogan“to fly”
  2. Old English · inherited fromflogen
  3. Middle English · inherited fromflowen
  4. English todayflown

From Middle English flowen, floȝen, from Old English flogen, ġeflogen, past participle of Old English flēogan (“to fly”).

flown · verb2

  1. Old English · derived fromflōwan“to flow”
  2. Old English · inherited fromflōwen
  3. Middle English · inherited fromflowen
  4. English todayflown

From Middle English flowen (attested in derived verbs such as overflowen), from Old English flōwen, ġeflowen, past participle of Old English flōwan (“to flow”).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishflowen all →

Old Englishflōwan all →

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