moldewarpe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- maldworp, moldewarp, moldewerp, moldewerpe, moldiwarpe, moldywarp, moldwarp, moldwarpe, moldwerp, moldwerpe, molewarpe, molwarpe
Etymology
From Old English *moldeweorpe, from Proto-Germanic *muldawurpiz (“earth-thrower, mole”). Compare werpen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔːld(ə)ˌwɛrp(ə)/, /ˈmɔːld(ə)ˌwarp(ə)/
Noun
moldewarpe (plural moldewarpes)
- mole (Talpa europea)
- Synonyms: molle, wont
- (figuratively) A secular-minded cleric.
Descendants
- English: mouldwarp, moldwarp, molewarp, moldiwarp, moudiwarp
- Scots: malwart
References
- “mōld(e-werp(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.