eowu

Old English

Alternative forms

• ēoƿu — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”)

• Germanic cognates: Old Frisian ei, Old Saxon ewwi, Old High German ouwi (German Aue), Old Norse ær, Gothic 𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹 (awēþi, “flock of sheep”).
• Indo-European cognates: Luwian 𒄩𒀀𒌑𒄿𒅖 (/⁠ḫāwīs⁠/), Latin ovis, Ancient Greek ὄϊς (óïs), Old Church Slavonic овьца (ovĭca) (Russian овца́ (ovcá)), Old Irish ói, Lithuanian avìs, Tocharian B awi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜oː.wu/

Noun

ēowu f

1. ewe

   Þā ēowe man āsyndrede fram heora lambrum, and hīe belifon æt þām tūne, þǣr hīe ġemolcena wurdon.

   The ewes were separated from their lambs, and they remained at the farm, where they were milked.

Declension

Declension of ēowu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēowu	ēowa, ēowe
accusative	ēowe	ēowa, ēowe
genitive	ēowe	ēowa
dative	ēowe	ēowum

Related terms

• ēowede
• ēwestre

 

Descendants

• Middle English: ewe, awe, eu, ouwe, yeue, yowe
  • English: ewe
  • Scots: yowe, yhow
  • Yola: yowe