eow
See also: EOW
Middle English edit
Pronoun edit
eow
- (chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of yow
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic *izwiz (dative/accusative case of *jūz), from Proto-Indo-European *wes (compare also *yū́, whence *jūz).
Cognate with Old Frisian ju (West Frisian jo), Old Saxon iu, ju (Low German jo, ju), Dutch u, Old High German iu (German euch), Old Norse yðr (Icelandic yður, Swedish er), Gothic 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 (izwis).
Pronoun edit
ēow
- accusative/dative of ġē: (to) you (plural)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: yow, yowe, you, youe, yo, yoe, yogh, yaw, yew, yhu, yu, yw, yhow, ȝou, ȝow, ȝouȝ, ȝowȝ, ȝo, ȝowe, ȝu, ȝw, ȝue, ȝiow, ȝeu, ȝew, ȝewe, ȝaw, ȝhow, ȝhowe, ȝiu, ȝeow, ȝehw, ȝuw, gow, gu, giu, geu, geau, eou, eow, eo, eowe, eu, euwȝ, ou, ow, æu, owe, hou, heou, heu
Etymology 2 edit
Natural exclamation
Interjection edit
ēow
Descendants edit
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