Old English · noun
gecow
Normalised ġecow
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /jeˈkow/
- Syllables
- je · ˈkow (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- chewed
Meaning
-
that which is chewed
-
food
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gakow, equivalent to ġe- + *cow, from Proto-West Germanic *kowan (“chewed”), past participle of *keuwan (“to chew”).
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