Downed vs Dowed - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between downed and dowed

is that downed is past tense of down while dowed is past tense of dow.

is that has been brought down.

(head)

(down)

The ball was downed at the six yard line.

He downed an ale and ordered another.

(en adjective)

That has been brought down

the pilot escaped from the downed plane.

(head)

(dow)

(etyl) dugan'', from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch ''deugen'', German ''taugen'', Swedish ''duga .

(obsolete) To be worth.

(obsolete) To be of use, have value.

To have the strength for, to be able to.

To thrive, prosper.

From (etyl) douer'', from (etyl) ''dotare .

(en verb)

To furnish with a dower; to endow.

(en noun)

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