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Old English · noun

ceowe

Normalised ċēowe

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: weak n-stem
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃe͜oː.we/
Syllables: ˈt͡ʃe͜oː · we (2 syllables)
Modern English: jaw chaw

ceowe1 · noun · feminine

Senses

jaw

Declension · weak n-stem

Declension of ceowe
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ċēowe	ċēowan
Accusative	ċēowan	ċēowan
Genitive	ċēowan	ċēowena
Dative	ċēowan	ċēowum

ceowe2 · verb · inflected form

Senses

inflection of ċēowan:; first-person singular present indicative
inflection of ċēowan:; singular present subjunctive
Inflected form of ċēowan

All forms (4)

ċēowe
ċēowan
ċēowena
ċēowum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *keuwā, *kiuwijā (“jaw; gill”).

Descendants

chaw, jaw

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