medwe

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

medewe, medo, medou, medow, medowe, medu, medue, middow, mydow, mydwe

Etymology edit

From the oblique forms of Old English mǣd, mēd, from Proto-West Germanic *mādu, from Proto-Germanic *mēdwō. Doublet of mede (“meadow”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːdwə/, /ˈmɛːdɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈmɛːdiu̯(ə)/, /ˈmɛd-/
(From Anglian mēd) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːd-/, /ˈmid-/

Noun edit

medwe (plural medwes)

meadow, clearing
Synonym: mede

Descendants edit

English: meadow
Scots: meeda

References edit

“mē̆dwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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