myldew

Middle English

Alternative forms

meldew, mildew, myldewe
mildeu (Early Middle English)

Etymology

From Old English mildēaw, meledēaw (“honeydew”), from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw; compare dew.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmilˌdɛu̯/, /ˈmɛlˌdɛu̯/

Noun

myldew (uncountable)

mildew (fungal growth)
(rare, Early Middle English) honeydew

Descendants

English: mildew
- → Catalan: míldiu
- → French: mildiou
- → Portuguese: míldio
- → Spanish: mildiu

References

“mil-deu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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