"pawe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpau̯(ə)/, /ˈpɔu̯(ə)/ Forms: pawes [plural], pauwe [alternative], powe [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman powe. Attested from ca. 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: {{bor+|enm|xno|poe|powe}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman powe Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} pawe, {{enm-noun|pawes}} pawe (plural pawes)
  1. paw (foot of an animal)
    Sense id: en-pawe-enm-noun-HMJAS4UC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal body parts Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 47 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 39 27 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 36 40 24
  2. (rare) claw, talon Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-pawe-enm-noun-mmOy388w Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal body parts Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 66 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 47 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 39 27 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 36 40 24
  3. (rare) harsh (human) hand Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-pawe-enm-noun-zfl60-k5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal body parts Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 47 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 39 27 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 36 40 24

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
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          "harsh",
          "harsh"
        ],
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      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈpau̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɔu̯(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "paw (foot of an animal)"
      ],
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          "paw"
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    },
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        "claw, talon"
      ],
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      ],
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        "rare"
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      ],
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        "harsh (human) hand"
      ],
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          "hand",
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        "(rare) harsh (human) hand"
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpau̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɔu̯(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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