ewi

ewi

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• ewwi

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”).

Noun

ewi f

1. a ewe

Declension

Declension of ewi (feminine i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	ewi	ewi
accusative	ewi	ewi
genitive	ewi	ewiō
dative	ewi	ewium
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: ewe
  • Low German: Eev, Öwwe

    German Low German: Öi, Ei

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, (5. Auflage) 2014