mawe

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Middle English

FWOTD – 24 March 2021

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

mawe (plural mawes or mawen)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

mawe

  1. Alternative form of mewe (“gull”)

Etymology 3

Verb

mawe

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

Etymology 4

Verb

mawe

  1. Alternative form of mowen (“to mow”)

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

māwe

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

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

mawe

  1. plural of jiwe
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