jowe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• geowe, gowe, jovwe, jowwe
• jawe, jeawe

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman jowe (“cheek; jaw”). Attested from 1325 in the English name Jowepynnes (recorded in Latin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒau̯(ə)/

Noun

jowe (plural jowes)

1. jaw, jawbone
2. lower part of the sides of the face

Derived terms

• jawe bone

Descendants

• English: jaw

References

• “jou(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Noun

jowe (Anglo-Norman)

1. alternative form of joe (“cheek; jaw”)

References

• “joe”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.