wyndowe

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old Norse vindauga, from vind (“wind”) +‎ auga (“eye”); compare wynd (“wind”). East Anglian forms with /n/ may originate from a weak plural *wyndowen. ==== Alternative forms ==== wendow, windowe, wondowe, wyndewe, wyndoe, wyndou, wyndouwe, wyndow windoun, windown, wyndounne, wyndown, wyndowne (East Anglia) windoge, windohe (Early Middle English) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwindɔu̯(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== wyndowe (plural wyndowes) A window (opening for light in a wall) A window fitting or windowframe. (by extension) Any opening or viewing hole. (specifically) Any of the five senses. ===== Descendants ===== English: window (dialectal windon, obsolete windore) Scots: winda, windae, wunda, wundae; winnock, wunnock ===== References ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== wyndowe (Late Middle English) alternative form of wyndwen