eow

See also: EOW

Middle English

Pronoun

eow

  1. (chiefly Early Middle English) alternative form of yow

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e͜oːw/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic *izwiz (dative/accusative case of *jūz), from Proto-Indo-European *wes (compare also *yúHs, whence *jūz).

Cognate with Old Frisian ju (West Frisian jo), Old Saxon iu, ju (Low German jo, ju), Dutch u, Old High German iu (German euch), Old Norse yðr (Icelandic yður, Swedish er), Gothic 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 (izwis).

Pronoun

ēow

  1. accusative/dative of ġē: (to) you (plural)
Descendants

Etymology 2

Natural exclamation

Interjection

ēow

  1. Expression of grief, sorrow, or surprise Wo!; Alas!
Descendants

Etymology 3

Noun

ēow m

  1. alternative form of īw
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ēow ēowas
accusative ēow ēowas
genitive ēowes ēowa
dative ēowe ēowum