pawe

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman powe. Attested from ca. 1330.

Last attested in the form powe in the early 15th century. The form pawe was perhaps favoured by analogy with clawe; cf. sense 2 below. Compare jowe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpau̯(ə)/, /ˈpɔu̯(ə)/

Noun

pawe (plural pawes)

  1. paw (foot of an animal)
  2. (rare) claw, talon
  3. (rare) harsh (human) hand

Descendants

  • English: paw
  • Scots: paw

References

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