See also: Rawe

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English hrēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, *hrēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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rawe (superlative rawest)

  1. raw (not subject to cooking or heating)
  2. raw, unprocessed, unfiltered (not subject to processing or refinement)
  3. (usually referring to one's skin) wounded, hurt, punctured
  4. (usually referring to one's bodily parts) vulnerable, visible, bare
  5. (figurative) young, primitive, rough, simple
  6. (rare) unripened, immature
Descendants
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  • English: raw
  • Scots: raw
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Noun

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rawe

  1. A painful or difficult bodily presence.
  2. (rare) unprocessed fabric
  3. (rare) The state of being unripe or immature.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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rawe

  1. Alternative form of rewe (row)