eowu

• ēoƿu

From Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”)

• Germanic cognates: Old Frisian ei, Old Saxon ewwi, Old High German ouwi (German Aue), Old Norse ær, Gothic 𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹 (awēþi, “flock of sheep”).
• Indo-European cognates: Luwian 𒄩𒀀𒌑𒄿𒅖 (/ḫāwīs/), Latin ovis, Ancient Greek ὄϊς (óïs), Old Church Slavonic овьца (ovĭca) (Russian овца (ovca)), Old Irish ói, Lithuanian avìs, Tocharian B awi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːo̯wu/

ēowu f

1. ewe

   Þā ēowe man āsyndrede fram heora lambrum, and hīe belifon on þām tūne, þǣr hīe ġemolcena wurdon.

   The ewes were separated from their lambs, and they remained at the farm, where they were milked.

• Middle English: ewe, awe, ouwe, eu, yowe, yeue
  • Scots: yowe, yhow
  • English: ewe