awey

Manx

Adjective

awey

comparative degree of aw (“raw”)

Middle English

Alternative forms

awe, awei, away, awi, ewai, oway, owy

Etymology

From Old English onweġ, aweġ; equivalent to a- +‎ wey.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈwɛi̯/
Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Adverb

awey

out, away from
out of existence, stop, destroy

Descendants

English: away
Scots: awa
Yola: awye, away, awaa, awi

References

“awei, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Scots

Etymology

From wey (“way”).

Adverb

awey (not comparable)

to another place, in another direction

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