eow

Middle English

Pronoun

eow

(chiefly early) Alternative form of yow

References

“you, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 May 2018.

Old English

Alternative forms

īow, ēoƿ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːo̯w/

Etymology 1

From West Germanic *iwwiz, Proto-Germanic *izwiz (dative/accusative case of *jūz), from Proto-Indo-European *wes (compare also *yū́, whence *jūz). Cognate with Old Frisian ju (West Frisian jo), Old Saxon iu, ju (Low German jo, ju), Dutch u, Old High German iu (German euch), Old Norse yðr (Icelandic yður, Swedish er), Gothic 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 (izwis).

Pronoun

ēow

you: accusative/dative plural form of þū

Related terms

ēower
ġē

Descendants

Middle English: yow, yowe, you, youe, yo, yoe, yogh, yaw, yew, yhu, yu, yw, yhow, ȝou, ȝow, ȝouȝ, ȝowȝ, ȝo, ȝowe, ȝu, ȝw, ȝue, ȝiow, ȝeu, ȝew, ȝewe, ȝaw, ȝhow, ȝhowe, ȝiu, ȝeow, ȝehw, ȝuw, gow, gu, giu, geu, geau, eou, eow, eo, eowe, eu, euwȝ, ou, ow, æu, owe, hou, heou, heu
- English: you
- Scots: you

Etymology 2

Interjection

ēow

Expression of grief, sorrow, or surprise Wo!; Alas!

Descendants

Middle English: yeo, yeo
- English: yo

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