awey

Manx edit

Adjective edit

awey

comparative degree of aw (“raw”)

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

awe, awei, away, awi, ewai, oway, owy

Etymology edit

From Old English onweġ, aweġ; equivalent to a- +‎ wey.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /aˈwæi̯/
Rhymes: -æi̯

Adverb edit

awey

out, away from
out of existence, stop, destroy

Descendants edit

English: away
Scots: awa
Yola: awye, away, awaa, awi

References edit

“awei, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Scots edit

Etymology edit

From wey (“way”).

Adverb edit

awey (not comparable)

to another place, in another direction

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