mawe

Middle English

FWOTD – 24 March 2021

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 2

Noun

mawe

  1. alternative form of mewe (gull)

Etymology 3

Verb

mawe

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

Etymology 4

Verb

mawe

  1. alternative form of mowen (to mow)

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.we/

Verb

māwe

  1. inflection of māwan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

mawe

  1. plural of jiwe