forow
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- foorew, forew, forewe, forgh, forȝ, forough, forowe, forrou, foruȝ, forw, forwe, forwh, furch, furgh, vorow, vorwe
Etymology[edit]
From Old English furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
forow (plural forows)
- ditch, trail (indentation in ground)
- furrow (ditch from plowing)
- field (especially if as wide as a furrow)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “fǒrwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Categories:
- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Middle English lemmas
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- enm:Agriculture