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
- (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈmaɣə/
- IPA(key): /ˈmau̯(ə)/
Noun
- The stomach or guts of an organism; also when used as food.
- One of the various organs of the belly; one's entrails; especially:
- The liver (digestive organ)
- (rare) The uterus (reproductive organ)
- The belly or stomach; the part of the body between the chest and the torso.
- (rare) The mouth or maw.
Descendants
References
- “maue, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 June 2018.
Etymology 2
Noun
mawe
- alternative form of mewe (“gull”)
Etymology 3
Verb
mawe
- alternative form of mowen (“to be able to”)
Etymology 4
Verb
mawe
- alternative form of mowen (“to mow”)
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.we/
Verb
māwe
- inflection of māwan:
- first-person singular present indicative
- singular present subjunctive
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
mawe
- plural of jiwe