brewen

Middle English

brewen

To brew; to make or be involved in making alcoholic beverages (especially beer).
To induce or cause a condition or effect; to foment or effect.
To unfold or begin; to start to happen or take effect.

In later Middle English, this verb tends to become weak.

Conjugation of *brewen* (strong class 2 or weak in -ede)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) brewen, brewe

1st-person singular	brewe	brew, brewed(e)
2nd-person singular	brewest	browe¹, brewedest
3rd-person singular	breweth	brew, brewed(e)
subjunctive singular	brewe	browe², brewed(e)
imperative singular	brewe	—

plural³	brewen, brewe	browen, browe, breweden, brewed(e)
imperative plural	breweth, brewe	—

participles	brewynge, brewende	browen, browe, brewed, ybrowen, ybrowe, ybrewed

¹ Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or brewest.
² Later replaced by the indicative.
³ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

“breuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 October 2018.