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mæw

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *maiwiz, a byform of Proto-Germanic *maiwaz. Cognate with West Frisian meau, miuw, Old Saxon mēu (Middle Low German meve, from which German Möwe), Dutch meeuw, Old Norse már, mór.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mǣw m

  1. gull, seagull
    On gōdne dæġ ic ġefō crabban and telle mǣwas.
    On a good day, I catch crabs and count seagulls.

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative mǣw mǣwas
accusative mǣw mǣwas
genitive mǣwes mǣwa
dative mǣwe mǣwum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: mewe, mawe, meau, mowe
    • English: mew (archaic)
    • Scots: maw (through confluence with Old Norse form)
    • Old French: maoe, mave, mauve