mewe
See also: mewę
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *mēo, from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz.
Noun
mêwe f
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “mewe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “meeuwe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page meeuwe
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English mǣw, from Proto-West Germanic *maiw, from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
mewe
Descendants
- English: mew (archaic)
- Scots: maw (through confluence with Old Norse form)
- → Old French: maoe, mave, mauve
References
- “meue, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-18.
Etymology 2
From Anglo-Norman mue; reinforced by Middle French mue.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
mewe (plural mewes)
- A cage used for allowing birds to shed their feathers.
- A cage or compartment used for preparing animals to be used as meat.
- Any place where one is locked up or secured; a cage or cell.
- A place used as a hideout, refuge or redoubt.
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: mew (mostly obsolete)
References
- “meue, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-18.
Adjective
mewe
- (rare, Late Middle English) Currently shedding its feathers.
References
- “meue, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-18.
Etymology 3
Verb
mewe
- Alternative form of mewen (“to moult”)
Etymology 4
Verb
mewe
- Alternative form of mewen (“to mew”)
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