wylow
Middle English
Alternative forms
- welew, weleygh, welo, welogh, welou, wely, whilwh, wilew, wilghe, wilou, wilowh, wilwe, wylew, wylgh, wylugh, wylw
Etymology
Inherited from Old English welig, from Proto-West Germanic *wilig, from Proto-Germanic *wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welik-, *weliḱ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwilɔu̯/, /ˈwiliu̯/, /ˈwiliː/, /wilx/, /ˈwɛl-/
Noun
wylow (plural wylowes)
- A willow (tree of the genus Salix)
- Synonym: salow
Descendants
- English: willow
- Scots: willy, willie
References
- “wilwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.