"yow" meaning in Middle English

See yow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /juː/, /jiu̯/, /uː/ [Early-Middle-English], /iu̯/ [Early-Middle-English], /ju/ [unstressed] Forms: ye [nominative]
Etymology: From Old English ēow, from Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic *izwiz. Initial /j/ is by analogy with ye. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ēow}} Old English ēow, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*iwwiz}} Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*izwiz}} Proto-Germanic *izwiz, {{m|enm|ye}} ye Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|nominative|ye}} yow (nominative ye)
  1. Second-person plural object pronoun: you (plural).
    Sense id: en-yow-enm-pron-jP2E~-~7 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 50 50
  2. (formal) second-person singular object pronoun: you (singular). Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-yow-enm-pron-5t7PAWqi Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yowe, you, youe, yo, yoe, yogh, yaw, yew, yhu, yu, yw, yhow, ȝou, ȝow, ȝouȝ, ȝowȝ, ȝo, ȝowe, ȝu, ȝw, ȝue, ȝiow, ȝeu, ȝew, ȝewe, ȝaw, ȝhow, ȝhowe, ȝiu, ȝeow, ȝehw, ȝuw, gow, gu, giu, geu, geau, eou, eow, eo, eowe, eu, euwȝ, ou, ow, æu, owe, hou, heou, heu Related terms: I, ich, ik, me, minmi1, min, þou, þe, þinþi1, þin, he, himhine2, him, his, hishisen, sche, heo, hireheo, hire, hirehires, hiren, hit, hithim2, —, wit, unk, unker, ȝit, inc, inker, we, us, ous, oure, oureoures, ouren, ye, your, youryoures, youren, hemhe2, hem, here, hereheres, heren, þei, þem, þeim, þeir, þeirþeires, þeiren

Alternative forms

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      "word": "yaw"
    },
    {
      "word": "yew"
    },
    {
      "word": "yhu"
    },
    {
      "word": "yu"
    },
    {
      "word": "yw"
    },
    {
      "word": "yhow"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝou"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝow"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝouȝ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝowȝ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝowe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝu"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝw"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝue"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝiow"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝeu"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝew"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝewe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝaw"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝhow"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝhowe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝiu"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝeow"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝehw"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝuw"
    },
    {
      "word": "gow"
    },
    {
      "word": "gu"
    },
    {
      "word": "giu"
    },
    {
      "word": "geu"
    },
    {
      "word": "geau"
    },
    {
      "word": "eou"
    },
    {
      "word": "eow"
    },
    {
      "word": "eo"
    },
    {
      "word": "eowe"
    },
    {
      "word": "eu"
    },
    {
      "word": "euwȝ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ou"
    },
    {
      "word": "ow"
    },
    {
      "word": "æu"
    },
    {
      "word": "owe"
    },
    {
      "word": "hou"
    },
    {
      "word": "heou"
    },
    {
      "word": "heu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yow"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "yow"
  ],
  "section": "Middle English",
  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "yow",
  "trace": ""
}

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