Bow

Morpheme

Bow

Type

free base

Denotation

curved bend, arch

Etymology

Middle English bowen, buwen, bowe; Old English būgan, boga

Evidence

barebow, bow, bowable, bowbearer, bowbent, bowed, bower, bowfin, bowfront, bowguard, bowhead, bowhunt, bowhunter, bowing, bowknot, bowleg, bowmanship, bows, bowtie, bowyer, crossbow, downbow, footbow, hairbow, longbow, moonbow, moonbow, overbow, oxbow, rainbow, selfbow, shortbow, stonebow, sunbow, upbow

Notes

spells [boʊ] and [baʊ]

Homographs

Bow