deaw
Middle English edit
Noun edit
deaw
- Alternative form of dew
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *dawwą (“dew”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”). Cognate with Middle Dutch dau, dou (“dew”), Old Frisian dāw (“dew”), Old Saxon dau (“dew”), Old High German tou (“dew”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dēaw m or n
Declension edit
- Masculine:
Declension of deaw (strong a-stem)
- Neuter:
Declension of deaw (strong a-stem)