"mawe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɣə/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈmau̯(ə)/ Forms: mawes [plural], mawen [plural], maghe [alternative], maugh [alternative], maw [alternative], maȝe [alternative], maȝa [alternative], mæȝe [alternative], mæȝa [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English maga, from Proto-West Germanic *magō, from Proto-Germanic *magô. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|maga}} Old English maga, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*magō}} Proto-West Germanic *magō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*magô}} Proto-Germanic *magô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} mawe, {{enm-noun|pl=mawes|pl2=mawen}} mawe (plural mawes or mawen)
  1. The stomach or guts of an organism; also when used as food. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Meats, Organs
    Sense id: en-mawe-enm-noun-enm:stomach Disambiguation of Anatomy: 31 8 26 7 2 9 8 9 Disambiguation of Meats: 13 19 19 4 2 13 15 15 Disambiguation of Organs: 20 21 21 9 2 8 9 9
  2. One of the various organs of the belly; one's entrails; especially:
    The liver (digestive organ)
    Categories (topical): Meats, Organs
    Sense id: en-mawe-enm-noun-z9lyBZvE Disambiguation of Meats: 13 19 19 4 2 13 15 15 Disambiguation of Organs: 20 21 21 9 2 8 9 9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 21 21 6 1 12 14 16
  3. One of the various organs of the belly; one's entrails; especially:
    (rare) The uterus (reproductive organ)
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Anatomy, Meats, Organs
    Sense id: en-mawe-enm-noun-mqGrPmyJ Disambiguation of Anatomy: 31 8 26 7 2 9 8 9 Disambiguation of Meats: 13 19 19 4 2 13 15 15 Disambiguation of Organs: 20 21 21 9 2 8 9 9 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 21 21 6 1 12 14 16
  4. The belly or stomach; the part of the body between the chest and the torso.
    Sense id: en-mawe-enm-noun-SGS7ypIP
  5. (rare) The mouth or maw. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-mawe-enm-noun-MAUp4YZX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} mawe
  1. Alternative form of mewe (“gull”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mewe (extra: gull) Categories (topical): Meats
    Sense id: en-mawe-enm-noun-YG8WBAB9 Disambiguation of Meats: 13 19 19 4 2 13 15 15 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 21 21 6 1 12 14 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} mawe
  1. Alternative form of mowen (“to be able to”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mowen (extra: to be able to) Categories (topical): Meats
    Sense id: en-mawe-enm-verb-esR4aYZ1 Disambiguation of Meats: 13 19 19 4 2 13 15 15 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 21 21 6 1 12 14 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} mawe
  1. Alternative form of mowen (“to mow”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mowen (extra: to mow) Categories (topical): Meats
    Sense id: en-mawe-enm-verb-2fwGPhqS Disambiguation of Meats: 13 19 19 4 2 13 15 15 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 21 21 6 1 12 14 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
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          "extra": "to mow",
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        }
      ],
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-02 using wiktextract (f2d86ce and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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