dewe

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French deu (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin debere (“to owe”), from de (“from”) + habere (“to have”).

Alternative forms

• dew, dieu, diewe, diwe, du, due, duewe, duhe, duwe, dwe, dywe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiu̯(ə)/

Adjective

dewe

1. Fitting, correct, suitable; enough for some end:
   1. Expected or promoted by legislation or tradition.
   2. Required, obligated or necessary (especially as custom)
   3. Required or obligated to pay; owed or indebted.
   4. Morally correct or justified; moral, ethical.
   5. Authentic, genuine, lawful; not fake.
   6. Worthy of (a given) penalty, acclamation, or reward.
2. Predictable, unavoidable, unpreventable.
3. Done with care; meticulously or cautiously done.
4. Inherent, respective, appertaining to.

Derived terms

• duely
• duete

Descendants

• English: due
• Scots: due

References

• “dū(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-10.

Noun

dewe (plural dewes) (rare)

1. Something which is fitting or appropriate for one's deeds.
2. Something which is expected, customary or suitable.
3. Something which one is obligated or duty-bound to do.
4. A charge, levy, tax, payment, or due.

Descendants

• English: due

References

• “dū(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-10.

Etymology 2

Noun

dewe

1. Alternative form of dew

Etymology 3

Verb

dewe

1. Alternative form of dewyn

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• deva

Noun

dewe

1. (zoology) camel