出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/03/20 03:26 UTC 版)
An apocopic form of morwen, with generalisation of preconsonantal loss of /n/; compare mayde and mayden.
West Midland forms with /a/ are apparently from an 古期英語 development from /o/ to /ɑ/ between a labial and /l/, /r/, as in werpen; they are recessive in 中期英語.