sowe

== English == === Verb === sowe Obsolete spelling of sow. === Anagrams === owes, swoe, woes == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English sūgu, from Proto-West Germanic *sugu. Compare swyn. Use as a term for a siege engine is a semantic loan from Medieval Latin sūs. ==== Alternative forms ==== sew, sogh, soouwe, soughe, sow, sowȝe, suwe, zoȝe sue, suge, suhe, suhge, suwa (Early Middle English) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsuː(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== sowe (plural sowes or sowe) A sow; a female pig. A siege engine used to protect assailants. (rare) A sowbug; a woodlouse. ===== Descendants ===== English: sow Scots: sou ===== References ===== “sǒue, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 July 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== sowe alternative form of sowen (“to sow”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== sowe alternative form of sowen (“to torment”)