moldewarpe

Middle English

Alternative forms

maldworp, moldewarp, moldewerp, moldewerpe, moldiwarpe, moldywarp, moldwarp, moldwarpe, moldwerp, moldwerpe, molewarpe, molwarpe

Etymology

From Old English *moldeweorpe, from Proto-Germanic *muldawurpiz (“earth-thrower, mole”). Compare werpen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔld(ə)ˌwɛrp(ə)/, /ˈmɔld(ə)ˌwarp(ə)/, /ˈmoːld-/

Noun

moldewarpe (plural moldewarpes)

mole (Talpa europea)
Synonyms: molle, wont
(figurative) A secular-minded cleric.

Descendants

English: mouldwarp, modiwarp, molewarp, moldwarp, modiwort, moldiwarp, moudiwarp, moudiwart, moudiewarp, mowdiwart, mowdiwort
Scots: malwart

References

“mōld(e-werp(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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