pawe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pauwe, powe

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French po(w)e. First documented in the early 14th century.

/au̯/ may be either dialectal or due to influence from clawe. Cf. jowe~jaue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈpau̯(ə)/

Noun

pawe (plural pawes)

1. paw (foot of an animal)
2. (rare) claw, talon
3. (rare) harsh (human) hand

Descendants

• English: paw
• Scots: paw

References

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