malwe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- malew, malewe, malow, malowe, malue, malve
- melwe (Hampshire); malle, maloo (Lincolnshire); malou (Herefordshire)
Etymology
From Old English mealwe, from Latin malva. Some forms are influenced by Old French mauve.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmalwə/, /ˈmalɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈmaluː/, /ˈmalv(ə)/
- IPA(key): /ˈmaliu̯(ə)/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)
Noun
malwe (uncountable)
Descendants
References
- “malwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.