eowu

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *awi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz.

• 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 овца́ (ovcá)), Old Irish ói, Lithuanian avi̇̀s, Tocharian B awi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜o.wu/

Noun

eowu f

1. ewe

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

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

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	eowu	eowa
accusative	eowe	eowa
genitive	eowe	eowena
dative	eowe	eowenum

Related terms

• ēowde
• ewestre

Descendants

• Middle English: ewe, awe, eu, ouwe, yeue, yowe, ȝou, ȝow, yhow (Early Scots)
  • English: ewe
  • Middle Scots: ȝow, ȝoue, ȝowe, yow, ȝew, yew, yoaw, yeowe (late), ȝown, ȝeown (a reinterpretation of Middle English ewen (“ewes”) as a singular)
    • Scots: yowe
  • Yola: yowe