menowe

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *minwe, *menwe, from the oblique forms of Old English *mynu, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛnɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈmɛnuː/, /ˈmin-/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛniu̯(ə)/, /ˈminiu̯(ə)/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)

Noun

menowe (Late Middle English)

  1. minnow

Descendants

  • English: minnow, minny, minnie
  • Scots: mennon, minnon

References

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