menowe

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *minwe, *menwe, from the oblique forms of Old English *mynu, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛnɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈmɛniu̯(ə)/, /ˈmin-/

Noun[edit]

menowe (Late Middle English)

  1. minnow

Descendants[edit]

  • English: minnow, minny, minnie
  • Scots: mennon, minnon

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