"pawe" meaning in Middle English

See pawe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpau̯(ə)/, /ˈpɔu̯(ə)/ Forms: pawes [plural], pauwe [alternative], powe [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman poe, poue. First attested in c. 1330. Last attested in the form powe in the early 15th century. The form pawe was perhaps favoured by analogy with clawe; cf. sense 2 below. Compare jowe. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|xno:poe|id=paw}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "poe", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "pawe", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="paw" data-lang="enm" data-title="pawe" id="Middle_English:_paw">, {{bor+|enm|xno|poe,poue}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman poe, poue, {{etydate|c|1330}} First attested in c. 1330 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} pawe, {{enm-noun|pawes}} pawe (plural pawes)
  1. paw (foot of an animal)
    Sense id: en-pawe-enm-noun-HMJAS4UC Categories (other): Middle English entries referencing missing etymons, Middle English entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing missing etymons: 31 38 31 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 31 36 33
  2. (rare) claw, talon Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-pawe-enm-noun-mmOy388w Categories (other): Middle English entries referencing missing etymons, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Animal body parts Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing missing etymons: 31 38 31 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 62 19 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 30 42 28
  3. (rare) harsh (human) hand Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-pawe-enm-noun-zfl60-k5 Categories (other): Middle English entries referencing missing etymons, Middle English entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing missing etymons: 31 38 31 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 31 36 33

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) harsh (human) hand"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɔu̯(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpau̯(ə)/"
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