wylow

See also: wyłów

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English weliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *wilig, from Proto-Germanic *wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welik-, *weliḱ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwilɔu̯/, /ˈwiluː/, /wilx/, /ˈwɛl-/
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiliu̯/, /ˈwɛliu̯/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)

Noun

wylow (plural wylowes)

  1. A willow (tree of the genus Salix)
    Synonym: salow

Descendants

  • English: willow
  • Middle Scots: willie, willy, willing

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