moeye

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Byform of Middle Dutch moene, moeme, from Old Dutch *mōma, *muoma, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother; maternal aunt”).

Noun

moeye f

1. aunt, sister of one's parent

Inflection

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	moeye	moeyen
accusative	moeye	moeyen
genitive	moeye, moeyen	moeyen
dative	moeye, moeyen	moeyen

Alternative forms

• moeme
• moene
• moie
• mone
• moye
• moyne
• muje

Descendants

• Dutch: moei

Further reading

• “moye”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “moeye (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I