Middle English Dictionary Entry
meue n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | meue n.(2) Also moue, meau. |
| Etymology | OE; cp. WS mǣw, A mēw. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A sea gull, sea mew (Larus canus, or another member of the genus Larus).
Associated quotations
- c1225(OE) Wor.Aelfric Gloss.(Wor F.174)542/44 : Merul [read: mergulus]: meav.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)346 : Mowe, byrd, or semewe: Aspergo.
- c1475(c1450) Idley Instr.(Cmb Ee.4.37)2.A.512 : Then he will goo as smothe as a mewe.