eow

See also: EOW

Middle English

Pronoun

eow

1. (chiefly Early Middle English) alternative form of yow

Old English

Alternative forms

• īow

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e͜oːw/
• Rhymes: -e͜oːw

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *izwiz

Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz

Old English eow

From Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic *izwiz (dative/accusative case of *jūz), from Proto-Indo-European *wes (compare also *yúHs, 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

ēow

1. accusative/dative of ġē: (to) you (plural)

Related terms

• ēower

Descendants

• Middle English: yow, gow, ȝeu, ȝew, ȝou, ȝow, ȝouȝ, ȝo, yaw, yew, you, yw, æu, eo, eou, eow, eowe, eu, euwȝ, geau, geu, giu, ȝehw, ȝeow, ȝiu, heou, heu (Early Middle English), ȝuw (Ormulum), ȝaw, ȝewe, ȝiow, ȝowe, ȝw, yo, yoe, youe, yowe (Late Middle English), gu, ȝu (East Anglia), ȝhow, ȝhowe, ȝue, yhow, yu (chiefly Northern), ȝowȝ, yogh (Southern), hou, ou, ow, owe (chiefly West Midland)
  • English: you
    • Belizean Creole: yu
    • Bislama: yu
    • Cameroon Pidgin: you
    • Jamaican Creole: yuh
    • Nigerian Pidgin: yu
    • Sranan Tongo: yu
      • Aukan: yu
      • >? Maroon Spirit Language: i
      • Saramaccan: yu
    • Tok Pisin: yu
    • Torres Strait Creole: yu
  • Middle Scots: ȝow
    • Scots: you

Etymology 2

Natural exclamation

Interjection

ēow

1. Expression of grief, sorrow, or surprise Wo!; Alas!

Descendants

• Middle English: yeo, yeo
  • English: yo

Etymology 3

Noun

ēow m

1. alternative form of īw

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ēow	ēowas
accusative	ēow	ēowas
genitive	ēowes	ēowa
dative	ēowe	ēowum