awey
Manx
Adjective
awey
- comparative degree of aw (“raw”)
Middle English
Alternative forms
- awe, awei, away, awi, ewai, oway, owy
Etymology
From Old English onweġ, aweġ; equivalent to a- + wey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈwɛi̯/
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯
Adverb
awey
- out, away from
- out of existence, stop, destroy
Descendants
- English: away
- Scots: awa
- Yola: awye, away, awaa, awi
References
- “awei, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Scots
Etymology
From wey (“way”).
Adverb
awey (not comparable)
- to another place, in another direction