ppl. a. Obs. [ME. bowe:—earlier bowen:—OE. boʓen, pa. pple. of buʓan, to BOW.] Bowed, bent, crooked.

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a. 1000.  Beowulf, 5646. Wyrm woh-boʓen wealden ne moste.

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a. 1500.  E. E. Misc. (Warton Club), 11. Now age is croppyn one me ful stylle, He makyt me hore, blake, and bowe.

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