arwe
Antigua and Barbuda Creole English
Alternative forms
- äwi, aawi
Etymology
Pronoun
arwe
- alternative spelling of aawi
Middle English
Etymology 1
From the oblique singular arwe of Old English earh, from Proto-West Germanic *arhu, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈarwə/, /ˈarɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈaruː/
- IPA(key): /ˈariu̯(ə)/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)
Noun
arwe (plural arwes or (chiefly early) arwen)
- An arrow (projectile weapon shot from a bow)
- (figurative) Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect.
Descendants
References
- “arwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.
Etymology 2
Adjective
arwe
- alternative form of argh
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːr.we/, [ˈɑːrˠ.we]
Noun
ārwe f
- alternative form of earh