arwe

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From all +‎ we.

Pronoun

arwe

  1. 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)

  1. An arrow (projectile weapon shot from a bow)
  2. (figurative) Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect.
Descendants
  • English: arrow
  • Middle Scots: arow, arrow
References

Etymology 2

Adjective

arwe

  1. alternative form of argh

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːr.we/, [ˈɑːrˠ.we]

Noun

ārwe f

  1. alternative form of earh