- déawig
- adj dewy; moist
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
déawig
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dewy — dewily, adv. dewiness, n. /dooh ee, dyooh ee/, adj. dewier, dewiest. 1. moist with or as if with dew. 2. having the quality of dew: dewy tears. [bef. 1000; ME; OE deawig; see DEW, Y1] * * * … Universalium
déwig — see déawig … Old to modern English dictionary
dǽwig — see déawig … Old to modern English dictionary
dewy — O.E. deawig (see DEW (Cf. dew) + Y (Cf. y) (2)) … Etymology dictionary
dewy — [do͞o′ē, dyo͞o′ē] adj. dewier, dewiest [ME deui < OE deawig] 1. wet or damp with dew 2. of dew 3. Old Poet. dewlike; refreshing, gentle, etc. dewily adv. dewiness n … English World dictionary
dewy — adj. (dewier, dewiest) 1 a wet with dew. b moist as if with dew. 2 of or like dew. Phrases and idioms: dewy eyed innocently trusting; naiumlvely sentimental. Derivatives: dewily adv. dewiness n. Etymology: OE deawig (as DEW, Y(1)) … Useful english dictionary
