halwe

Middle English

Alternative forms

halewe, halow, halowe, haluwe, halu, halghe, haligh, halogh, halege, halȝe, halȝæ, halȝen, halhe

Etymology

From Old English hālga (“holy man, saint”).

Noun

halwe (plural halwes)

saint
The shrine of a saint.
- Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, 13:14
  And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes / To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes.
  And palmers to go seeking out strange strands, / To distant shrines well known in distant lands.

Descendants

English: hallow
Scots: hallae

References

“halwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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