mawe

Middle English

FWOTD – 24 March 2021

Noun

mawe

  1. Alternative form of mewe (gull)

Etymology 2

From Old English maga, from Proto-West Germanic *magō, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈmaɣə/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmau̯(ə)/

Noun

mawe (plural mawes or mawen)

  1. The stomach or guts of an organism; also when used as food.
  2. One of the various organs of the belly; one's entrails; especially:
    1. The liver (digestive organ)
    2. (rare) The uterus (reproductive organ)
  3. The belly or stomach; the part of the body between the chest and the torso.
  4. (rare) The mouth or maw.
Descendants
  • English: maw
  • Scots: maw
References

Verb

mawe

  1. Alternative form of mowen (to be able to)

Verb

mawe

  1. Alternative form of mowen (to mow)

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

mawe

  1. plural of jiwe
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