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ēow

ewe

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 3

originates from: PGmc *awi- 'sheep' (awi- > æwi > ewi > ei > ee) through pgmc-to-oe

(source: Kroonen 2013:45)

Variation of: eowu 'ewe'

Paradigms

eowu
N
ewe
Source: Ringe 2014:148, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eowu#Old_English
Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 3 (ēow)
originates from: PWGmc *awi 'ewe' (awi > æwi > ewi > ei > ee) through pwgmc-to-oe – ewi -> eowu is irregular (shift to ō-stem)
(source: Ringe 2014:148)
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