dewe
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French deu (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin debere (“to owe”), from de (“from”) + habere (“to have”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiu̯(ə)/
Adjective
dewe
- Fitting, correct, suitable; enough for some end:
- Predictable, unavoidable, unpreventable.
- Done with care; meticulously or cautiously done.
- Inherent, respective, appertaining to.
References
- “dū(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-10.
Noun
dewe (plural dewes) (rare)
Descendants
- English: due
References
- “dū(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-10.
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