widewe

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ƿideƿe, wuduwe, ƿuduƿe, wyduwe, weoduwe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, whence also Old High German wituwa.

Noun

widewe f

  1. widow

Descendants
  • Middle English: widwe, widewe, wideu, widowe, widou, widoue, wido, widoi, widuwe, widu, widue, wedewe, wedwe, wedeu, wedowe, weddowe, wedou, weddou, wedue, wodewe, vidowe, wedo, wudewe, wudewa, vidue
    • English: widow
    • Scots: weedae, wedow, widdow
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