mæw
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *maiwiz, a byform of Proto-Germanic *maiwaz. Cognate with West Frisian meau, miuw, Old Saxon mēu (Middle Low German meve, from which German Möwe), Dutch meeuw, Old Norse már, mór.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mǣw m
- gull, seagull
- On gōdne dæġ ic ġefō crabban and telle mǣwas.
- On a good day, I catch crabs and count seagulls.
Declension edit
Declension of mæw (strong a-stem)