couwen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kiuwan, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną.

Verb

couwen

  1. to chew

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • cuwen

Descendants
  • Dutch: kauwen
  • Limburgish: kówwe

Further reading
  • “cuwen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “cauwen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “couwen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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