"arwe" meaning in Middle English

See arwe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|altform=1}} arwe
  1. alternative form of argh Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: argh
    Sense id: en-arwe-enm-adj-0Yfe3Mxf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 34 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈarwə/, /ˈarɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈaruː/, /ˈariu̯(ə)/ (note: especially Kent, Southern, South Midland) Forms: arwes [plural], arwen [error-unknown-tag, plural], arew [alternative], arewe [alternative], arow [alternative], arowe [alternative], aru [alternative, Northern], aruwe [alternative, Southern, Southwestern], earewe [alternative, Southern, Southwestern]
Etymology: From the oblique singular arwe of Old English earh, from Proto-West Germanic *arhu, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|earh}} Old English earh, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*arhu}} Proto-West Germanic *arhu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*arhwō}} Proto-Germanic *arhwō Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} arwe, {{enm-noun|pl=arwes|pl2=arwen|pl2_qual=chiefly early}} arwe (plural arwes or (chiefly early) arwen)
  1. An arrow (projectile weapon shot from a bow)
    Sense id: en-arwe-enm-noun-PCTfGCqV Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Archery, Weapons Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 34 27 Disambiguation of Archery: 13 80 6 Disambiguation of Weapons: 6 77 17
  2. (figurative) Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-arwe-enm-noun-C~eh6dHo Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 34 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 28 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 28 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "arrow"
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    },
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      "form": "aru",
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      ]
    },
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        "(figurative) Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect."
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈarɔu̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaruː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈariu̯(ə)/",
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    }
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      "tags": [
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "An arrow (projectile weapon shot from a bow)"
      ],
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        "(figurative) Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈarwə/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈarɔu̯(ə)/"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈariu̯(ə)/",
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