bowe

English

Noun

bowe (plural bowes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of bow

Verb

bowe (third-person singular simple present bowes, present participle bowing, simple past and past participle bowed)

  1. Obsolete spelling of bow
    • John Aubrey (1626-1697)
      We have a custome, that when one sneezes, every one els putts off his hatt, and bowes, and cries God bless ye Sir.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English boga, in turn from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔu(ə)/

Noun

bowe (plural bowes or bowen)

  1. bow
  2. bowman

Descendants

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