fewe
English
Adjective
fewe
- Archaic spelling of few.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- feawe, feu, fæwe, feuȝe, few
Etymology
From Old English fēaw, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛu(ə)/
- Rhymes: -ɛu(ə)
Determiner
fewe (comparative fewer, superlative fewest)
- (when accompanying plural nouns) few, little, not many
- (when accompanying collective nouns) small, little
Descendants
- English: few
- Scots: feu, fyow
References
- “feue (indef. pron.(pl.))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-08.
Pronoun
fewe
- A few, a small quantity
Descendants
- English: few
- Scots: feu, fyow
References
- “feue (indef. pron.(pl.))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-08.