"ewe" meaning in Middle English

See ewe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛu̯(ə)/, /ˈjɔu̯(ə)/ Forms: ewen [plural], awe [alternative], eu [alternative], ouwe [alternative], yeue [alternative], yowe [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛu̯(ə) Etymology: Inherited from Old English eowu, from Proto-West Germanic *awi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|eowu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English eowu, {{inh+|enm|ang|eowu}} Inherited from Old English eowu, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*awi}} Proto-West Germanic *awi, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*awiz}} Proto-Germanic *awiz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ewe, {{enm-noun|pl=ewen}} ewe (plural ewen)
  1. ewe (female sheep)
    Sense id: en-ewe-enm-noun-UUuMCvrg Categories (other): Female animals, Sheep Disambiguation of Female animals: 98 2 Disambiguation of Sheep: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Livestock Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} ewe
  1. Alternative form of ew Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ew
    Sense id: en-ewe-enm-noun-eHdZbnQo Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Livestock Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈɛu̯(ə)/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈjɔu̯(ə)/"
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    }
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