eowu
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːo̯wu/
Noun
ēowu f
- 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.
Declension
Related terms
- ēowede
- ēwestre
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