mæw
Old English
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editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editmǣw m
- gull, seagull
- On gōdne dæġ ic ġefō crabban and telle mǣwas.
- On a good day, I catch crabs and count seagulls.
Declension
editDeclension of mæw (strong a-stem)