widuwe

widuwe

Middle English

Noun

widuwe

  1. alternative form of widwe

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *widuwā, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂. Cognate with Old Frisian widwe, Old Saxon widowa, Old Dutch widowa, Old High German wituwa, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 (widuwō).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwi.du.we/

    Noun

    widuwe f

    1. widow
      Widuwe is wīf þǣre wer is dēad.
      A widow is a woman whose husband is dead.

    Declension

    Weak n-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative widuwe widuwan
    accusative widuwan widuwan
    genitive widuwan widuwena
    dative widuwan widuwum

    Descendants

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