awey

Manx

Adjective

awey

1. comparative degree of aw (“raw”)

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈwæi̯/
• Rhymes: -æi̯

Adverb

awey

1. out, away from
2. out of existence, stop, destroy

Descendants

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

References

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

Scots

Etymology

From wey (“way”).

Adverb

awey (not comparable)

1. to another place, in another direction