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eo
wu
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)
Variations
ēow
'ewe'
Paradigms