"ewe" meaning in Old French

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Noun

Forms: ewe oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], ewes [oblique, plural], ewe [nominative, singular], ewes [nominative, plural], iaue [alternative], egua [alternative], euwe [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin aqua (“water”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|fro|water}}, {{inh|fro|la|aqua|t=water}} Latin aqua (“water”) Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} ewe oblique singular, f (oblique plural ewes, nominative singular ewe, nominative plural ewes)
  1. alternative form of iaue (“water”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: iaue (extra: water) Related terms: ewer, sewiere
    Sense id: en-ewe-fro-noun-xAQiD3hk Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Water Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Water: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ewe oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], ewes [oblique, plural], ewe [nominative, singular], ewes [nominative, plural], ive [alternative], iewe [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin equa Etymology templates: {{etymid|fro|mare}}, {{inh|fro|la|equa}} Latin equa Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} ewe oblique singular, f (oblique plural ewes, nominative singular ewe, nominative plural ewes)
  1. mare (adult female horse)
    Sense id: en-ewe-fro-noun-vmO7pQDc Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Female animals, Horses Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Female animals: 2 98 Disambiguation of Horses: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for ewe meaning in Old French (3.6kB)

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