forow

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === foorew, forew, forewe, forgh, forȝ, forough, forowe, forrou, foruȝ, forw, forwe, forwh, furch, furgh, vorow, vorwe === Etymology === From Old English furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfurɔu̯/, /ˈfuruː/, /ˈfurwə/, /ˈfurx/, /ˈfoːr-/, /ˈfɔr-/ IPA(key): /ˈfuriu̯/, /ˈfɔr-/ (especially Southern, South Midland) === Noun === forow (plural forows) ditch, trail (indentation in ground) furrow (ditch from plowing) field (especially if as wide as a furrow) ==== Related terms ==== furlong ==== Descendants ==== English: furrow Scots: furr ==== References ==== “fǒrwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.