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wilwe

Middle English

Noun

wilwe

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

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widwe

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.

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