wylow

See also: wyłów

Middle English

Alternative forms

• welew, welo, welou, wely, whilwh, wilew, wilghe, willow, wilou, wilowe, wilowh, wilwe, wylew, wylgh, wylowe, wylugh, wylw
• weleygh, welogh (Lincolnshire); wylght (Catholicon Anglicum)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English weliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *wilig, from Proto-Germanic *wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welik-, *weliḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwilɔu̯/, /ˈwiluː/, /wilx/, /ˈwɛl-/
• IPA^(key): /ˈwiliu̯/, /ˈwɛliu̯/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)

Noun

wylow (plural wylowes)

1. A willow (tree of the genus Salix)

   Synonym: salow

Descendants

• English: willow
• Middle Scots: willie, willy, willing
  • Scots: willy, willie

References

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