calwe

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From calw-, the oblique stem of Old English calu, from Proto-West Germanic *kalu, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkalwə/, /ˈkalɔu̯/, /ˈkaluː/
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaliu̯/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)

Adjective

calwe

  1. bald

Descendants

  • English: callow

References

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