mawe

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English mǣw, mēw.

Noun

mawe

Alternative form of mewe (“gull”)

Etymology 2

From Old English maga, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Alternative forms

(Early ME) maȝe, maȝa, mæȝe, mæȝa
maghe, maugh, maw

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɣə/
IPA^(key): /ˈmau̯(ə)/

Noun

mawe (plural mawes or mawen)

The stomach or guts of a organism; also when used as food.
One of the various organs of the belly; one's entrails; especially:
1. The liver (digestive organ)
2. (rare) The uterus (reproductive organ)
The belly or stomach; the part of the body between the chest and the torso.
(rare) The mouth or maw.

Descendants

English: maw
Scots: maw

References

“maue (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-18.

Swahili

Noun

mawe

plural of jiwe

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