- céowan
- \céowan1 sv/t2 3rd pres cíewþ past céaw/cuwon ptp gecowen 1. to chew, gnaw; 2. eat, consume;
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Jaw — The bones below the mouth (the mandible) and the bone above the mouth just above the mouth (the maxilla). The word jaw came from the Anglo Saxon ceowan meaning to chew. * * * 1. One of the two bony structures, in which the teeth are set, forming… … Medical dictionary
chew — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cēowan; akin to Old High German kiuwan to chew, Russian zhevat Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to crush, grind, or gnaw (as food) with or as if with the teeth ; masticate 2. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Тохарские языки — Деревянная табличка с тохарским текстом, Кучэ, Китай, V VIII века Тохарские языки (агнео кучанские языки) группа индоевропейских языков, состоящая из мёртвых «тохарского А» («восточно тохарский») и «тохарского Б» … Википедия
Kauen — Kauen, verb. reg. act. mit den Zähnen zermalmen und zugleich mit dem Speichel vermischen. Die Speisen kauen. Jemanden etwas in das Maul kauen, in den niedrigen Sprecharten, es ihm sehr deutlich und umständlich vorsagen. Anm. Bey dem Ottfried und… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
chew — chewer, n. /chooh/, v.t. 1. to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate. 2. to crush, damage, injure, etc., as if by chewing (often fol. by up): The faulty paper feeder chewed the letters up. 3. to make by or as if by chewing: The puppy chewed a… … Universalium
cowen — past part of céowan … Old to modern English dictionary
cuwon — past pl of céowan … Old to modern English dictionary
céaw — past 3rd sing of céowan … Old to modern English dictionary
cýwþ — pres 3rd sing of céowan … Old to modern English dictionary
chew — chew1 [tʃu:] v [: Old English; Origin: ceowan] 1.) [I and T] to bite food several times before swallowing it ▪ This meat s so tough I can hardly chew it! chew at/on ▪ a dog chewing on a bone 2.) [I and T] to bite something continuously in order… … Dictionary of contemporary English
