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wedowe (1296)
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wedowe (1296)

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wedew;  widewe;  wodewe;  wydewe,  wydoue,  wydu  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  wedowe  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  widow n.1  MED:  widwe n.  DMLBS:  viduus (vidua) 3671b
ls(loanword: M.E. )
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s.

1 kinship widow, person whose spouse has died and who has not remarried: 
( 1405-06 )  Item pur l'obite [...] Item pur offrir al widewe, pur prestris, clerkis et ringers - .iiij. s. .ij. d.  Mch Tayl Accs2 282 (7 Henry IV)
( 1412 )  est graunté a Emmot Salesbury, wedew, a terme de sa vie [...] .xiiij. d. et un measoun [...]  Goldsmiths 350
( 1427 )  si un heir male soit marié a un wedowe ou a un feme qu'est passé l'age de porter enfauntes [...]  Readings i cix.798
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1296 )  Pet. le Wodewe  MED widwe n.
( 1297 )  Agnes le Wydu  Family Names Widdows
( 1327 )  John le Wydewe  MED widwe n.

[gdw]

See also:

wedower 
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