meowle

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mawilā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme͜oːw.le/

Noun

mēowle f

  1. a maid; damsel; virgin; woman
    • c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 4:
      Oft mec slǣpwēriġne · seċġ oðþe mēowle
      grētan ēode; · iċ him gromheortum
      winterċeald oncweþe. · Wearm lim
      A maid or man oft went to greet
      sleep-weary me. Winter-cold I answer
      wrath-hearted them. Warm limb

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative mēowle mēowlan
accusative mēowlan mēowlan
genitive mēowlan mēowlena
dative mēowlan mēowlum
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