"mowe" meaning in Middle English

See mowe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈmau̯(ə)/ Forms: mowes [plural], mouwe [alternative], mouhe [alternative], mawes [alternative], mewis [alternative]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman mowe (“grimace”). Attested from ca. 1330. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|grin}}, {{bor|enm|xno|moe|mowe|t=grimace}} Anglo-Norman mowe (“grimace”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} mowe, {{enm-noun}} mowe (plural mowes)
  1. wry expression, grin
    Sense id: en-mowe-enm-noun-MpzVQ3dW Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Facial expressions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 7 2 2 8 2 6 8 15 25 Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 34 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 7 35
  2. taunt, gibe
    Sense id: en-mowe-enm-noun-O2GBWsNu
  3. (rare) trick, prank Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-mowe-enm-noun-UQz-NVVp
  4. (rare) mouth of a valley Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-mowe-enm-noun-v8Qo2-~L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mowen
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmuː(ə)/, /mu(ː)x/ [Northern, also] Forms: mowes [plural], mowen [plural], moghe [alternative], mou [alternative], mughe [alternative], muȝe [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English mūga, mūha, from Proto-West Germanic *mūgō, *mūhō, from Proto-Germanic *mūgô, *mūhō; perhaps connected to Ancient Greek μύκων (múkōn, “heap”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|haystack}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|mūga|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English mūga, {{inh+|enm|ang|mūga}} Inherited from Old English mūga, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*mūgō}} Proto-West Germanic *mūgō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*mūgô}} Proto-Germanic *mūgô, {{cog|grc|μύκων|t=heap}} Ancient Greek μύκων (múkōn, “heap”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} mowe, {{enm-noun|pl2=mowen#Etymology 5}} mowe (plural mowes or mowen)
  1. A haystack; a stack of hay or grain.
    Sense id: en-mowe-enm-noun-tQoWJpes Categories (other): Middle English links with manual fragments
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mowen
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔu̯(ə)/ Forms: mohw [alternative], mouwe [alternative], mow [alternative], maȝe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], maȝhe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], moȝe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], maghe [alternative, Northern], mau [alternative, Northern]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English māge f (“kinswoman”), from māga m (“kinsman”) + -e (feminine nominal suffix). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|kinswoman}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|māge||kinswoman|g=f|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English māge f (“kinswoman”), {{inh+|enm|ang|māge|g=f|t=kinswoman}} Inherited from Old English māge f (“kinswoman”), {{af|ang|māga|-e|g1=m|id2=feminine|nocat=1|pos2=feminine nominal suffix|t1=kinsman}} māga m (“kinsman”) + -e (feminine nominal suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} mowe
  1. A female family member; a kinswoman.
    Sense id: en-mowe-enm-noun-IKkrQO~m Categories (other): Female family members Disambiguation of Female family members: 10 1 1 1 1 64 2 1 3 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} mowe
  1. alternative form of mewe (“gull”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mewe (extra: gull)
    Sense id: en-mowe-enm-noun-7Gd25NBF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} mowe
  1. alternative form of mowen (“to be able to”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mowen (extra: to be able to)
    Sense id: en-mowe-enm-verb-s86A~nlZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} mowe
  1. alternative form of mowen (“to mow”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mowen (extra: to mow)
    Sense id: en-mowe-enm-verb-4buFaNVc Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Agriculture Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 7 2 2 8 2 6 8 15 25 Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} mowe
  1. alternative form of mowen (“to make a face”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mowen (extra: to make a face)
    Sense id: en-mowe-enm-verb-dyDcppFh Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Facial expressions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 7 2 2 8 2 6 8 15 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 9 3 3 4 3 5 8 15 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 6 2 2 2 2 4 5 18 50 Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 34 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 7 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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