mawe

Middle English

FWOTD – 24 March 2021

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (early) IPA(key): /ˈmaɣə/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmau̯(ə)/

Noun

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
  • English: maw
  • Scots: maw
References

Noun

mawe

  1. Alternative form of mewe (gull)

Verb

mawe

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

Verb

mawe

  1. Alternative form of mowen (to mow)

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

mawe

  1. plural of jiwe
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