mawe

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English maga, from Proto-West Germanic *magō, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

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Noun

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mawe (plural mawes or mawen)

  1. The stomach or guts of an organism; also when used as food.
  2. One of the various organs of the belly; one's entrails; especially:
    1. The liver (digestive organ)
    2. (rare) The uterus (reproductive organ)
  3. The belly or stomach; the part of the body between the chest and the torso.
  4. (rare) The mouth or maw.
Descendants
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  • English: maw
  • Scots: maw
References
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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mawe

  1. Alternative form of mewe (gull)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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mawe

  1. Alternative form of mowen (to be able to)

Etymology 4

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Verb

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mawe

  1. Alternative form of mowen (to mow)

Old English

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Verb

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māwe

  1. inflection of māwan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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mawe

  1. plural of jiwe