mawe

Middle English

FWOTD – 24 March 2021

Etymology 1

From Old English maga, from Proto-West Germanic *magō, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Alternative forms

• maghe, maugh, maw
• maȝe, maȝa, mæȝe, mæȝa (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

• (Early Middle English) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɣə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmau̯(ə)/

Noun

mawe (plural mawes or mawen)

2. The stomach or guts of an organism; also when used as food.
3. One of the various organs of the belly; one's entrails; especially:
   1. The liver (digestive organ)
   2. (rare) The uterus (reproductive organ)
4. The belly or stomach; the part of the body between the chest and the torso.
5. (rare) The mouth or maw.

Descendants

• English: maw
• Scots: maw

References

• “maue, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-18.

Etymology 2

Noun

mawe

1. Alternative form of mewe (“gull”)

Etymology 3

Verb

mawe

1. Alternative form of mowen (“to be able to”)

Etymology 4

Verb

mawe

1. Alternative form of mowen (“to mow”)

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

mawe

1. plural of jiwe