different between terms vs widwe

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

Middle English

Alternative forms

• widewe, wideu, widowe, widou, widoue, wido, widoi, widuwe, widu, widue, wedewe, wedwe, wedeu, wedowe, weddowe, wedou, weddou, wedue, wodewe, vidowe, wedo, wudewe, wudewa, vidue

Etymology

From Old English widuwe, from Proto-West Germanic *widuw?, from Proto-Germanic *widuw?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?wid?éwh?.

Noun

widwe

1. widow

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Usage notes

• Used of men and women. The term widwer (also widewer, wydewer, modern widower) appeared in the 14th century for men who had lost their wives.

Descendants

• English: widow
• Scots: weedae, wedow, widdow

References

• “widwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 August 2019.