eowu
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *awi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz.
- Germanic cognates: Old Frisian ei, Old Saxon ewwi, Old High German ouwi (German Aue), Old Norse ær, Gothic 𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹 (awēþi, “flock of sheep”).
- Indo-European cognates: Luwian 𒄩𒀀𒌑𒄿𒅖 (/ḫāwīs/), Latin ovis, Ancient Greek ὄϊς (óïs), Old Church Slavonic овьца (ovĭca) (Russian овца́ (ovcá)), Old Irish ói, Lithuanian avi̇̀s, Tocharian B awi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe͜o.wu/
Noun
eowu f
- ewe
- Þā eowe man āsyndrede fram heora lambrum, and hīe belifon æt þām tūne, þǣr hīe ġemolcena wurdon.
- The ewes were separated from their lambs, and they remained at the farm, where they were milked.