halwe – Middle English noun declension

Middle English noun forms of halwe

Noun: halwe
Sg.halwe
Pl.halwes

Genitive

Dative

Sample Sentences

  • And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes / To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes. (And palmers to go seeking out strange strands, / To distant shrines well known in distant lands.) [Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, 13:14]

Nouns inflected like halwe

schimeringe, synger, serche, sengle, snoute, saucer, sauter, sapour, saphir, sachel, sculle, scrape, scrowe, scisme, sclate, schyfe, schyve, schole, schere, schave, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

From Old English hālga (“holy man, saint”). See: Old English Nouns 'hālga'.

Verbs referencing "halwe"

English Nouns hallow.

Translations