marow
Middle English
Alternative forms
- margh, marghe, marȝ, marie, mariȝ, maroghe, marouȝ, marowe, marowȝ, marw, marwa, marwe, marwhe, mary, marye, merghe, merȝw, merowe, merwȝ
- (early) mearh, meari
Etymology
From Old English mearg, from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmarɔu̯/, /ˈmariu̯/, /marx/, /ˈmɛr-/
Noun
marow (uncountable)
- The marrow (internal substance of bones)
- The spinal cord (nerve tissue running down the spine)
- The soft interior portion of something:
- Synonym: pith
- The inside of fruits, grains, nuts, or seeds.
- The interior of a loaf of bread.
- (figurative) The most important or best part.
Derived terms
- marowy
Descendants
- English: marrow
- Scots: merch, mery, mairch
- Yola: marrough
References
- “marwe, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.