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deaw

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English

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Noun

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deaw (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of dew.

Middle English

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Noun

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deaw

  1. Alternative form of dew

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *dawwą (dew), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (smoke, haze). Cognate with Middle Dutch dau, dou (dew), Old Frisian dāw (dew), Old Saxon dau (dew), Old High German tou (dew).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dēaw m or n

  1. dew

Declension

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  • Masculine:

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative dēaw dēawas
accusative dēaw dēawas
genitive dēawes dēawa
dative dēawe dēawum
  • Neuter:

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative dēaw dēaw
accusative dēaw dēaw
genitive dēawes dēawa
dative dēawe dēawum

Descendants

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