eow

== Middle English == === Pronoun === eow (chiefly Early Middle English) alternative form of yow == Old English == === Alternative forms === īow === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e͜oːw/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic *izwiz (dative/accusative case of *jūz), from Proto-Indo-European *wes (compare also *yúHs, whence *jūz). Cognate with Old Frisian ju (West Frisian jo), Old Saxon iu, ju (Low German jo, ju), Dutch u, Old High German iu (German euch), Old Norse yðr (Icelandic yður, Swedish er), Gothic 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 (izwis). ==== Pronoun ==== ēow accusative/dative of ġē: (to) you (plural) ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: yow, gow, ȝeu, ȝew, ȝou, ȝow, ȝouȝ, ȝo, yaw, yew, you, yw, æu, eo, eou, eow, eowe, eu, euwȝ, geau, geu, giu, ȝehw, ȝeow, ȝiu, heou, heu (Early Middle English), ȝuw (Ormulum), ȝaw, ȝewe, ȝiow, ȝowe, ȝw, yo, yoe, youe, yowe (Late Middle English), gu, ȝu (East Anglia), ȝhow, ȝhowe, ȝue, yhow, yu (chiefly Northern), ȝowȝ, yogh (Southern), hou, ou, ow, owe (chiefly West Midland)English: youScots: you === Etymology 2 === Natural exclamation ==== Interjection ==== ēow Expression of grief, sorrow, or surprise Wo!; Alas! ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: yeo, yeo English: yo === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== ēow m alternative form of īw ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: