Definitions For Wawe

Noun

WAWE (plural WAWEs) Alternate form of waw, t=wave, id=wave

Etymology

From Middle English wawe, waghe. Not the same word as wave.

Etymology 1

From inflected forms in wāg- of {{inh, enm, ang, wǣġ}}, from {{inh, enm, gem-pro, *wēgaz}}.

Alternative forms

{{alter, enm, waghe, waue, waȝe, wau, waw}}

Pronunciation

(Early ME) {{IPA, enm, /waɣ/}} {{IPA, enm, /wau̯/}}

Noun

{{enm-noun, pl=wawes}} {{senseid, enm, wave}} A wave (moving zone of water or other flowing substance; undulation) Any sort of flowing or spurting motion. (usually in the plural) The ocean; a large body of water. (figurative) A force of change or disruption.

Related terms

{{l, enm, wawy}}

Descendants

{{desc, en, waw}}, wawe {{q, obsolete}} {{desc, sco, waw}}

References

{{R:MED Online, entry=wau(e (n.) , id=MED51925 , accessdate=2018-07-11}}

Etymology 2

From {{af, enm, wawe, -y, id1=wave}}.

Adjective

{{alt form, enm, wawy}}

Etymology 3

From {{inh, enm, ang, wagian}}.

Verb

{{alt form, enm, wawen}}

Etymology 4

From {{inh, enm, ang, wāwa}}.

Noun

(Early ME) {{alt form, enm, wowe}}