"malwe" meaning in Middle English

See malwe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmalwə/, /ˈmalɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈmaliu̯(ə)/, /ˈmalv(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English mealwe, from Latin malva. Some forms are influenced by Old French mauve. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|mealwe}} Old English mealwe, {{der|enm|la|malva}} Latin malva, {{cog|fro|mauve}} Old French mauve Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} malwe, {{enm-noun|-}} malwe (uncountable) Forms: malew [alternative], malewe [alternative], malow [alternative], malowe [alternative], malue [alternative], malve [alternative], melwe [alternative], malle [alternative], maloo [alternative], malou [alternative]
  1. mallow (plant of the family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva) Tags: uncountable Synonyms: hok
    Sense id: en-malwe-enm-noun-j0I7Pup8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plants

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "mallow"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "maw"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "maw"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "maw"
        }
      ],
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      "word": "mawe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "mealwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English mealwe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "malva"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin malva",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "mauve"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French mauve",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English mealwe, from Latin malva. Some forms are influenced by Old French mauve.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "malew",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malewe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malow",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malowe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malue",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malve",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melwe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maloo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malou",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "malwe (uncountable)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "orig": "enm:Plants",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mallow (plant of the family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva)"
      ],
      "id": "en-malwe-enm-noun-j0I7Pup8",
      "links": [
        [
          "mallow",
          "mallow#English"
        ],
        [
          "Malvaceae",
          "Malvaceae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Malva",
          "Malva#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hok"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmalwə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmalɔu̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaliu̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmalv(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "malwe"
}
{
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "mallow"
    },
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        {
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "maw"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "maw"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "maw"
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      ],
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      "word": "mawe"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "mealwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English mealwe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "malva"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin malva",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "mauve"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French mauve",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English mealwe, from Latin malva. Some forms are influenced by Old French mauve.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "malew",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malewe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malow",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malowe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malue",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malve",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melwe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maloo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malou",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "malwe (uncountable)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
        "Middle English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "enm:Plants"
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      "glosses": [
        "mallow (plant of the family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva)"
      ],
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          "mallow",
          "mallow#English"
        ],
        [
          "Malvaceae",
          "Malvaceae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Malva",
          "Malva#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hok"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmalwə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmalɔu̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaliu̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmalv(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "malwe"
}

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