"sew" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /sɛu̯/
Rhymes: -ɛu̯ Etymology: From Old English sēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *sauw. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sēaw}} Old English sēaw, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sauw}} Proto-West Germanic *sauw Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sew, {{enm-noun|-}} sew (uncountable)
  1. broth, gravy (liquid or sauce for boiling) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Botany, Sauces
    Sense id: en-sew-enm-noun-rGC65VSK Disambiguation of Botany: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Sauces: 61 18 21
  2. (Early Middle English) sap, juice (of a plant) Tags: Early-Middle-English, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-sew-enm-noun-ycUYf2~M Disambiguation of Botany: 31 32 37 Categories (other): Early Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cew, cewe, seew, seue, sewe, seaw [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} sew
  1. Alternative form of sowe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sowe Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-sew-enm-noun-F~kHXCG8 Disambiguation of Botany: 31 32 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for sew meaning in Middle English (2.8kB)

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